A multi-institutional study of the impact of open textbook adoption on the learning outcomes of post-secondary students

Fischer, Lane; Hilton, John; Robinson, T. Jared; Wiley, David

doi:10.1007/s12528-015-9101-x

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“…final exam grade, assessment grade, and distribution of letter grades) at this scale. Fischer, Hilton, Robinson and Wiley (2015) focused on course completion, final grade, and enrollment intensity measures in a multi-institution study but indicated that more replicative studies were necessary and suggested that questions pertaining to the grades individual students receive when using OER vs. traditional resources would be of value.…”

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Measures of student success with textbook transformations: the Affordable Learning Georgia Initiative

Croteau

2017

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In 2014, the state of Georgia's budget supported a University System of Georgia (USG) initiative: Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG). The initiative was implemented via Textbook Transformation Grants, which provided grants to USG faculty, libraries and librarians, and institutions to "transform their use of textbooks and other learning materials into using lower cost options", in other words to use open educational resources (OER) in lieu of a traditional bound textbook. The Round One Textbook Transformation Grants have already shown to be successful in that they saved students approximately $760,000. What is not known, is the collective impact on student learning. This study examines the learning gains or losses pre-and post-transformation in ALG Round One courses where traditional resources were replaced with OER. It estimates differences between pre-and post-textbook transformation across the following outcomes: 1) Drop Fail Withdraw (DFW) rates, 2) rates of completion, 3) numbers of students receiving a final grade of A or B, C and D, 4) numerical final grades as a percent, 5) final exam grades as a percent, and, 6) course-specific assessment grades measured in percent. Twenty-four data sets were analyzed for DFW rate, eight data sets for completion rate, fourteen data sets for grade distribution, three data sets for final exam grades, three data sets for course specific assessment and one data set for final grades. The null hypothesis that there would be no differences between pre-and post-transformation rates in these learning outcomes was supported. Thus, this study demonstrates that the USG's ALG initiative helped students save money without negatively impacting learning outcomes. In addition, it is the first of its kind to measure some of these learning outcomes (e.g. final exam grade, assessment grade, and distribution of letter grades) at this scale.

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Measures of student success with textbook transformations: the Affordable Learning Georgia Initiative

Croteau

2017

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“…Fischer, Hilton III, Robinson, and Wiley (2015) analyzed the 2 nd year of OER adoption in the same schools as did Robinson (2015) (who examined the first year of adoption). They sought to know whether the adoption of no-cost digital textbooks had an impact on post-secondary students' learning outcomes.…”

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The Impact of Enrollment in an OER Course on Student Learning Outcomes

Grewe¹,

Davis²

2017

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Open Educational Resources (OER) are gaining acceptance as legitimate and effective teaching materials in higher education, particularly in 2-year institutions. Despite the steady growth in the availability and use of OER, there have been relatively few studies on the efficacy of OER and student achievement. This study analyzed the effect enrollment in an OER course had on student academic achievement when controlling for prior academic achievement in an introductory online history course at a large community college. Correlation analysis and simple linear regression were conducted. The results of this research indicate a significant positive moderate correlation between OER and student achievement. The study provided a process by which future, more rigorous efficacy studies can be conducted.

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“…In a second study, students using an open textbook performed similarly to those using a traditional copyrighted textbook when given only half as much time as students using a traditional copyrighted textbook to learn the material. Fischer, Hilton, Robinson, and Wiley (2015) completed one of the largest studies on this topic, with over 16,000 participating students at ten United States institutions. They looked at three different measures of student success to determine the efficacy of an open textbook: course completion, completion with a grade of C-or better, and course grade.…”

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“…The largest study, using multiple measures, found students performed better in some courses when assigned an open textbook compared to when assigned a traditional copyrighted textbook (Fischer et al, 2015). It would be appropriate to deduce, at best, that OER are beneficial to students.…”

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Student Perceptions of College Faculty Who Use OER

Vojtech

Grissett

2017

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Research indicates that students find open educational resources (OER) favorable, but there is no research regarding students' perceptions of faculty who use open textbooks. In the present study we examined this topic experimentally with two undergraduate psychology courses at a small public university. Participants read two passages-one about an instructor using an open textbook and another using a traditional copyrighted textbook-and rated each instructor on a range of characteristics throughclosed-and open-ended questions. Participants rated faculty using an open textbook higher on kindness, encouragement, and creativity than faculty using a traditional copyrighted textbook, and were more likely

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A multi-institutional study of the impact of open textbook adoption on the learning outcomes of post-secondary students

Cited by 188 publications

References 16 publications

Measures of student success with textbook transformations: the Affordable Learning Georgia Initiative

Measures of student success with textbook transformations: the Affordable Learning Georgia Initiative

The Impact of Enrollment in an OER Course on Student Learning Outcomes

Student Perceptions of College Faculty Who Use OER

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