ERIC Number: EJ1112528
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 12
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Examining Student Perception of an Open Statistics Book
Illowsky, Barbara Sack; Hilton, John, III; Whiting, Justin; Ackerman, Jordan Dale
Open Praxis, v8 n3 p265-276 Jul-Sep 2016
The rise of Open Educational Resources (OER) research provides data that Open Textbooks and other forms of OER may be one cost saving approach for college and university students. Yet little research has been conducted around the attitudes and perceptions of the students using these Open Textbooks. This paper examines the perceptions that students have of the different versions of an open statistics textbook used over several years in one community college. Survey results show that students generally had at least as good of an experience using the open textbook compared to traditional textbooks. Suggestions for further research are discussed.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Attitudes, Shared Resources and Services, Resource Units, Statistics, Electronic Publishing, Textbooks, Use Studies, Student Surveys, Student Satisfaction, Access to Information, Student Costs, Educational Quality, Printed Materials, Comparative Analysis, Textbook Evaluation, Open Source Technology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Two Year Colleges; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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