Fall 2020 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 2020 survey which 4,891 students responded to.

Were pleased

Neutral

Were not pleased

82% were pleased that zyBooks was part of the assigned course materials.

“Online learning is hard, and not having any live lectures, using the zyBook was like having my own instructor.”

Zoe V.Eastern Florida State College

“During this pandemic, learning my material over an online textbook site such as zyBooks with the exercises embedded into the textbook so seamlessly has been extremely helpful.”

Anna M.The University of Texas at El Paso

What else do students say about zyBooks? Read more quotes from a recent survey.

zyBooks creates learning experiences that are engaging, encouraging, and easy to use.

Immersive participation activities, auto-graded challenges, and descriptive animations engage students with less text

“I love zyBooks! I love the idea of an interactive textbook and zyBooks does it so well. The activities help me learn and remember the material.”

Megan Q.University of Florida

“Well laid out and encourages me to do textbook work instead of skimming.”

Riley N.University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

“I really appreciated the animations and the fact that the book was interactive. If the book hadn’t broken it down each section like it did, it would have been a lot harder to learn the material.”

Isabella P.The College of New Jersey

What else do students say about zyBooks? Read more quotes from a recent survey.

85% deemed zyBooks better than a traditional textbook.

A zyBook is better

The two are about the same

A textbook is better

A zyBook is better

The two are about the same

Other materials are better

79% considered the overall quality of the zyBook content better than other learning materials previously used.

“I feel like I’d love to use a zyBook in every future class I have because the wording is not boring like most textbooks and it actually keeps you engaged and ensures you understand the material.”

Alyssa F. University of Iowa

“My personal opinion on zyBooks is that it’s a game changer when it comes to interactive learning on the internet. It changes the traditional e-textbooks and only displays useful information while having challenges and visuals to explain concepts.”

Dong S. University of California-San Diego

What else do students say about zyBooks? Read more quotes from a recent survey.

How helpful were animations for understanding material?

Helpful

Neutral

Not Helpful

How helpful was concise, precise text for understanding material?

Helpful

Neutral

Not Helpful

How helpful were participation activities for understanding material?

Helpful

Neutral

Not Helpful

“The animated demos are really nice for understanding concepts. It helps me understand what the code is doing.”

Eric Z.Cornell University

“Labs were my favorite. I liked the breakdown of tasks and then going to complete the overall goal of the program. Very helpful in learning to break down a larger program.”

Andrew K.Bluegrass Community and Technical College

“It helps illustrate what I am learning so it isn’t all conceptual.”

Jason W.California State University-San Marcos

What else do students say about zyBooks? Read more quotes from a recent survey.

zyLabs experiences receive high ratings from students.

★★★★

★

☆

4.3/5 Stars

average student rating for experience with zyLabs

If you answered a participation activity question wrong, did the feedback help you understand why it was wrong?

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

N/A

Immediate feedback encourages students to work through even the toughest challenges.

“I liked the immediate feedback when I made a mistake. Flow of material made sense and built on previous chapters. Good progression.”

Michael S.California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

“I like the question and answering, I love that you can still get credit for a question even if you tried and were wrong, but eventually get it right. I also love that it isn’t just textbook pdf pages, it’s text on the webpage. I feel like it was worth the money.”

Murgray J.CUNY Queens College

What else do students say about zyBooks? Read more quotes from a recent survey.

zyBooks makes learning easy for students through simple content organization, intuitive navigation, and fast, friendly support.

“zyBooks is easy to use and it is intuitive. The layout is clean and concise.”

Brian B.University of Connecticut

“zyBooks is so intuitive and well built that I didn’t need to utilize support. Thank you for having the team available, but building so they aren’t needed.”

Michelle C.Century College

“VERY helpful and rapid responses. The support team is FANTASTIC!”

Emily C.Monterey Peninsula College

What else do students say about zyBooks? Read more quotes from a recent survey.

zyBooks support receives high ratings from students.

★★★★

★

☆

4.1/5 Stars

average student rating for experience with zyBooks support