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Perceived Effects Of Open Textbook Usage On Secondary Science Classroom Practice, Stacie Lee Mason
Perceived Effects Of Open Textbook Usage On Secondary Science Classroom Practice, Stacie Lee Mason
Theses and Dissertations
Open Educational Resources (OER) provide openly licensed alternatives to commercial instructional materials. Proponents of K-12 OER suggest that their benefits include cost savings, increased access, improved quality, and increased teacher professionalism or empowerment. While the small body of K-12 OER research is growing, perceived benefits of K-12 OER usage have not yet been proven. The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand whether certain potential benefits 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 adopting an open textbook, including …