17 Survey of 200-level Physics Students
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….