Spring 2021 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 Spring 2021 survey, which 1,400 students responded to.

Were pleased

Neutral

Were not pleased

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

“Absolutely loved it!! I found that it broke everything down into easier-to-understand sections and I love the interactive/ participation aspect of it. Wish all my classes used it.”

Taylor S.University of North Dakota

“zyBooks is one of my favorite tools used so far in the courses I have taken. It makes it easy to learn the material while actually practicing the concepts discussed.”

Summer F.University of Central Florida

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

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

“I like that it’s completely interactive and very thorough with the explanation of the problem sets and the participation activities. Easy to understand the concepts”

Andrew T.Nassau Community College

“The combination of an interactive book has been great for learning C++. Programming should be done on a computer and not in a textbook adaptation.”

Kyle P.Ivy Tech Community College

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85% felt answer explanations helped them learn.

Helped a lot

Neutral

Didn't help

A zyBook is better

The two are about the same

Other materials are better

80% considered the overall quality of the zyBook content better than other learning materials previously used.

“I think zyBooks is a really effective way of demonstrating concepts to students, and is much more engaging than something like a normal textbook.”

Ethan F.University of California-Irvine

“Using zyBooks has been better in every way that I can think of in lieu of using a traditional textbook for a class: it is cheaper, much more entertaining and interactive, and actually helps you to learn the material.”

Kayson R.Brigham Young University-Provo

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Interactive features help students to work through even the toughest challenges.

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 learning questions for understanding material?

Helpful

Neutral

Not Helpful

zyLabs experiences receive high ratings from students.

★★★★

★

☆

4.3/5 Stars

average student rating for experience with zyLabs

“Very good chapters and I really loved the animations. Those animations were very helpful during the semester.”

Christian G.The University of Texas at El Paso

“I liked that we can provide feedback for each question. I believe that in my case, having unlimited attempts helped me learn more without fear of getting the question wrong.”

Hector NThe University of Texas at El Paso

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Students are likely to recommend using a zyBook to a friend or instructor.

“I love zyBooks! zyBooks is very comprehensive and animations really help to understand the concepts. I will use zyBooks again and I already suggested zyBooks to all of my friends.”

Ozge W.Dallas College-Brookhaven Campus

“I thought it was very useful and intuitive to have live and active coding opportunities that would not have been possible with a traditional textbook.”

Aaron M.California State University-San Bernardino

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zyBooks support receives high ratings from students.

★★★★

★

☆

4.3/5 Stars

average student rating for experience with zyBooks support

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

“Virtual learning since the coronavirus has been very difficult for some, but zyBooks has made learning C++ very easy and enjoyable. I feel like I wouldn’t have been able to complete all I did without zyBooks”

Alexander F.University at Buffalo

“I like how easy the website is to use and that zyBooks makes learning easy by the extreme detail within the chapters.”

Sophi H.Western Oregon University

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