University of Hawaii at Mano

In the Spring Semester, 2017, the University of Hawaii at Manoa Open Educational Resources (OER) Initiative surveyed undergraduate students to investigate their perspectives and behaviors with regards to using traditional textbooks, as well as using OER. Approximately 480 students responded to the survey.

In part, the survey was designed to provide data that would help to create a profile of student behavior with regards to the impact of traditional textbook costs on their progress in school. Only about 30% of the students reported that the cost of required textbooks would not determine whether they took a course. However, almost 70% of the students indicated that the textbook cost would either definitely determine or possibly determine whether a course was taken, and approximately 22% indicated that they had withdrawn from a course because of the cost of a required textbook. When asked if the cost of textbooks would affect whether they stayed in school, 46% said the cost would not affect that decision; whereas, 36% reported that it might affect that decision, and 18% responded that the cost would affect the decision to remain in school.

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Report: University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Hawaii at Mano Student Textbook Survey
Author: Beth Tillinghast, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Year: 2017 - Format: PDF

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