The majority of faculty and students who have used OER had a positive experience and would do so again.¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Across 20 perceptions studies (10,807 students, 379 faculty), the majority of faculty and students who used OER had a positive experience and would do so again. → Hilton 2020

Evidence¶

Hilton 2020¶

Hilton, J., III. (2020). Open educational resources, student efficacy, and user perceptions: a synthesis of research published between 2015 and 2018. Education Tech Research Dev, 68, 853-876. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-019-09700-4

q2 · i? · review · r3

The synthesis's summary statement of its central perceptions finding across the 20 studies of student and faculty OER users.

"The results also indicate that the majority of faculty and students who have used OER had a positive experience and would do so again."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The commentary offers a practice-based perspective on Hilton's (2016) OER efficacy review in the context of the COVID-19 pivot to remote instruction — related
• In direct comparisons of OER and commercial textbooks, a strong majority of participants report OER are as good or better. — related
• Across 2002-2018, OER efficacy research consistently shows that OER does not harm student learning, with a small positive impact. — related
• Synthesized studies of OER in college courses found academic outcomes comparable to traditional textbooks and positive perceptions among students and instructors — a broader claim this one bears on
• Students and faculty are generally positive regarding OER across a variety of settings. — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)