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Mason, Stacie L.; Kimmons, Royce – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand whether certain theoretical benefits that open educational resources (OER) might have on teacher practice were being realized by a group of secondary teachers using open science textbooks. In surveys and interviews, teachers were asked to describe their classroom practice before and after…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Textbooks, Qualitative Research, Educational Resources
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Robinson, T. Jared; Fischer, Lane; Wiley, David; Hilton, John, III – Educational Researcher, 2014
Given the increasing costs associated with commercial textbooks and decreasing financial support of public schools, it is important to better understand the impacts of open educational resources on student outcomes. The purpose of this quantitative study is to analyze whether the adoption of open science textbooks significantly affects science…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Science Instruction, Earth Science, Chemistry