Assessing the OER & Textbook Experience at UTSA

Presents UTSA student and faculty feedback collected through the DOERS Student Success Through OER Rubric Grant: Fall 2024-Spring 2025

Classification & Access to Technology

The first part of the student survey collected demographic information to help the UTSA grant team better learn how UTSA students experience textbooks by classification and their access to technology (computers and laptops.) Since OER are online, learning more about UTSA student access to technology is foundational  to student success in courses that use OER. During the action planning phase of this grant, the UTSA grant team learned that student access to technology is not tracked at UTSA, so gathering this information would be important.

The largest group is Seniors (26%), followed closely by Juniors (25%), while Graduate Students (11%) make up the smallest portion of the population.

DOERS3 Student Survey: Classification

A vast majority of respondents (97%) report having access to a reliable laptop or computer, with only a small fraction (3%) indicating they do not.

The overwhelming majority of respondents (97%) report having reliable internet access at their residence.