Anonymous Survey 

Overall Usage

• < 12% read end-to-end
• 25% Don’t use at all!
• > 50% open the textbook less than once per week!

Specific Usage

• 23% use the textbook as primary resource for HW
• 17% use the textbook as primary exam study resource

Textbook Usefulness

• < 54% find the textbook interesting
• < 50% think it even matters what textbook is used

A Textbook Paradox?

• 74% think using the textbook more would be the best way to improve performance….