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Exploring Student Perceptions as Co-authors of Course Material

Open Access
|Mar 2021

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Student Responses to Attitudinal Questions

Attitudinal Questions1 or 23 (neutral)4 or 5
Excitement participating in a project open to future students25.3% (not excited)44.0%30.7% (excited)
Motivation that the final project was open to students locally and globally22.8% (not motivating)35.9%41.3% (motivating)
Concern with project being available to students locally and globally43.5% (not concerned)41.3%15.2% (concerned)
Concern with project being available to others with name included52.7% (not concerned)35.2%12.1% (concerned)
Positive or negative feelings about the project having utility following class15.2% (negative)41.3%43.5% (positive)
Positive or negative impact of the open project on overall engagement in the course15.4% (less engaging)39.6%45.1% (more engaging)

[i] Note: 5-point scale reduced for concision

Table 2

Student Responses to Skills Gained through OER-Enabled Pedagogy

Skills Questions1 or 23 (neutral)4 or 5
Impact of project on confidence completing a multi-week project6.8% (less confident)33.7%56.5% (more confident)
Impact of project on confidence collaborating in groups for major assignments111.0% (less confident)27.5%44.0% (more confident)
Impact of project on conducting research and drawing conclusions5.5% (less confident)49.5%45.5% (more confident)

Note: 5-point scale reduced for concision

1 13.2% worked individually.

Figure 1

Attribution Permissions for Students

Language: English
Page range: 53 - 67
Submitted on: Oct 29, 2020
Accepted on: Dec 22, 2020
Published on: Mar 31, 2021
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2021 Eric Werth, Katherine Williams, published by International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.