Abstract
Open Educational Resources (OER) provide openly licensed alternatives to commercial instructional materials. Proponents of K-12 OER suggest that their benefits include cost savings, increased access, improved quality, and increased teacher professionalism or empowerment. While the small body of K-12 OER research is growing, perceived benefits of K-12 OER usage have not yet been proven. The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand whether certain potential benefits were being realized by a group of secondary teachers using open science textbooks. In surveys and interviews, teachers were asked to describe their classroom practice before and after adopting an open textbook, including practices relating to openness. Teachers were also asked to rate the quality of open textbooks they were using in contrast to textbooks used previously. Most participants reported changes to practice, and the most commonly cited changes could be attributed to a combination of openness and online format. For example, participants described linking textbook content to other online resources. In comparisons of current to previous practice, however, teachers did not report increases in the open practices of collaboration, revising, or adapting.
Degree
MS
College and Department
David O. McKay School of Education; Instructional Psychology and Technology
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Mason, Stacie Lee, "Perceived Effects of Open Textbook Usage on Secondary Science Classroom Practice" (2017). Theses and Dissertations. 6914.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6914
Date Submitted
2017-07-01
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd9475
Keywords
textbooks, open education, educational practices
Language
english