Examining Student Perception of an Open Statistics Book
Keywords
education, Statistics
Abstract
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.
Original Publication Citation
Barbara Illowsky, John Hilton III, Justin Whiting and J. Dale Ackerman. “Examining Student Perception of an Open Statistics Book.” Open Praxis, 8(3): 265-277. (2016).
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Illowsky, Barbara; Hilton, John III; Whiting, Justin; and Ackerman, Jordan, "Examining Student Perception of an Open Statistics Book" (2016). Faculty Publications. 3378.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/3378
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2016
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/6188
Publisher
OP
Language
English
College
Religious Education
Department
Ancient Scripture