Beyond the Numbers: Measuring Academic Success Perceptions for OER and Affordable Textbook Initiatives

Dataset includes:

Table 1: Courses Included in the Study
Table 2: Survey Respondents by Course
Table 3 : Survey Respondents by Number of Semesters of College Completed
Table 4 : Unable or Unwilling to Purchase a Textbook Due to Cost
Table 5 : Textbook Spend in a Typical Semester
Table 6 : Perceived Impact of Lack of a Textbook on Ability to Succeed
Table 7 : Comparison of Students’ Ease with Accessing Course Materials
Table 8 : Comparison of Students’ Ease with Reading Course Materials
Table 9 : Comparison of Students’ Ease with Taking Notes
Table 10 : Comparison of Students’ Ease Working with Other Students
Table 11: Comparison of Overall Learning
Table 12 : Importance of the University Making Textbooks Affordable
Table 13 : Comment Distribution