Fall 2019 Student Survey

Student Feedback is vital to creating an effective learning experience. We survey all students at the end of every semester to gauge student satisfaction and to benchmark how we compare to other tools they use—so that we can keep improving. Below are the results from the Fall 2019 survey.

94% report that zyBooks help them learn.

zyBooks helped my learning.

Neutral

Hinderance

88% agree that zyBooks are easy to use.

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

zyBooks create positive experiences that students appreciate.

57.0%

reported improved grades while using zyBooks

68.4%

agree zyBooks increased their confidence in class

82.8%

would suggest zyBooks for future courses

Students prefer using zyBooks over traditional textbooks or digital alternatives.

How students feel about
zyBooks vs. traditional textbooks

Prefer zyBooks over traditional

Neutral

Prefer traditional textbook

How students feel about
other digital learning solutions

zyBooks is favorite

No favorite

Other favorite

“Programming is a little intimidating for me, but the interface is very welcoming and helpful. Usually I can only get up to a certain point in understanding but with zyBooks I was able to surpass that level by a margin.”

Student Respondent

“I freaking loved zyBooks, honestly I don’t think I would have a good grade in this class if not for zyBooks. I’m an interactive learner, so the activities and zyLabs really helped me”

Student Respondent

“When we got an incorrect answer, the feedback that was provided helped me understand the material better.”

Student Respondent

“I have always been skeptical about interactive textbooks. However, zyBooks are different. I especially appreciate the challenges. They are hard but rewarding. They also allowed me to learn at my own pace and pinpoint where I was struggling. I have never done so well in a coding class!”

Student Respondent

“I really like how interactive zyBooks are. My peers who took computer science courses without zyBooks and with a traditional textbook had a harder time learning the material because their only interaction with the learning was reading it. Being able to work with the code in the “textbook”, the way zyBooks does it, was instrumental in my learning.”

Student Respondent

“I retained information so much better than I would in a textbook because of all the interactive questions and activities.”

Student Respondent

Previously Used Digital Learning Systems

ANSWER CHOICES	%	RESPONDENTS
WebAssign	40.5%	5,760
Pearson MyLab	38.4%	5,461
McGraw-Hill Connect	32.2%	4,581
Cengage MindTap	24.9%	3,538
Pearson Mastering	20.5%	2,915
ALEKS	19.5%	2,771
Top Hat	14.5%	2,059
None	14.2%	2,022
WeBWorK	11.8%	1,684
WileyPLUS	10.5%	1,497
Pearson Revel	4.1%	581
Other (please specify)	3.8%	545

About Respondents

14,220

Students Surveyed

360

Unique Courses Represented

5 minutes

Time Spent

Majors

ANSWER CHOICES	%	RESPONDENTS
CS/Software Engineering	47.1%	6,691
Other STEM Discipline	24.8%	3,528
Electrical and Computer Engineering	14.7%	2,092
Other Non-STEM Discipline	13.4%	1,909

Fall 2019 Student Survey

94% report that zyBooks help them learn.

88% agree that zyBooks are easy to use.

zyBooks create positive experiences that students appreciate.

Students prefer using zyBooks over traditional textbooks or digital alternatives.

How students feel about zyBooks vs. traditional textbooks

How students feel about other digital learning solutions

Previously Used Digital Learning Systems

About Respondents

Majors

How students feel about
zyBooks vs. traditional textbooks

How students feel about
other digital learning solutions