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Journal article
Comparing an open educational resource and a traditional textbook: Learner outcomes and engagement
Foreign language annals, Vol.57(2), pp.425-449
06/01/2024
Abstract
The US Department of Education posits that higher education students' expenditures on course materials and supplies, including texts for language learning classes, were between $1,265 and $1,471 for the 2017-2018 academic year. For many students, the cost of these materials can jeopardize their studies. One potential solution to this issue is to use free educational materials like open educational resources (OERs). However, not all OERs are of the same quality or useful for language learning. Therefore, to explore the affordances of OERs for language learners, this study compares the traditional textbook and the OER web book in terms of the quality and task engagement (TE) at a university in the US Pacific Northwest. The outcomes shed some light on the possible influences of learners' perceived quality of the OER and its relationship with TE and language learning.
Research has shown that open educational resources (OERs) might be a good alternative to the traditional textbook. A low-cost or free OER can help students save money, but will students be able to engage and be successful in their language learning? Should teachers consider using OERs to teach foreign languages?
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- Title
- Comparing an open educational resource and a traditional textbook: Learner outcomes and engagement
- Creators
- Priya Panday-Shukla - Washington State Univ, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
- Publication Details
- Foreign language annals, Vol.57(2), pp.425-449
- Academic Unit
- Department of Teaching and Learning
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 25
- Grant note
- I would like to thank the editors, Julie Sykes and Luke Plonsky, and the anonymous reviewers for their insightful feedback. I am also grateful to Joy Egbert, Kathryn Murphy-Judy, Meg Malone, Collin Shull, and Jo Ann Arinder for their support and kindness i ACTFLamp;apos;s Research Initiatives grant; Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
- Identifiers
- 99901181238101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article