PROCEEDINGS OF THE 23RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2020
Boston, Massachusetts
Exploring the relationship between textbook format and student outcomes in undergraduate mathematics courses
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As part of a large grant that investigates how students and instructors use university open source, and open access textbooks in teaching, we collected learning and performance data from students. In this paper we explore the relationship between textbook format (PDF versus HTML) and student outcomes in three undergraduate mathematics courses—linear algebra, abstract algebra, and calculus. We did not find differences in student outcomes by textbook format or course. We propose some reasons for these findings including little differences in instructor use of the textbook formats. We pose some questions for the audience.