Survey finds K-12 educators rate open educational resources as equal to offerings from commercial publishers
PR Newswire
OAKLAND, Calif., July 9, 2020
OAKLAND, Calif., July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- K-12 teachers and leaders view the quality of curricula based on open educational resources (OER) as equal to offerings from commercial publishers. These results stem from Bay View Analytics' survey of 2,137 teachers, school-level administrators, and district administrators in U.S. districts that made full-course curricula adoption decisions within the past three years. The survey, funded by a grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, also reveals that educators and administrators have mixed views of the quality of various curriculum options as well as the effectiveness of professional development in support of that curriculum.
Other findings from the report include:
"A successful curriculum adoption for any school district relies on both the content of the curriculum and the quality of its implementation," notes Dr. Julia Seaman, Research Director at Bay View Analytics.
"There remains room for improvement," Dr. Seaman adds. "High-quality curricula does not make up for the lack of effective professional development materials for teachers."
The complete report, What We Teach: K-12 Educators' Perceptions of Curriculum Quality, is released under a Creative Commons license and is available for download at https://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/oer.html.
About Bay View Analytics
Formerly known as the Babson Survey Research Group, Bay View Analytics (https://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/) conducts regional, national, and international research projects, including survey design, sampling methodology, data integrity, statistical analyses and reporting.
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