OERI Student Impact Survey, 2021-22

Download the ASCCC OERI No Cost Materials Survey questions

Survey Introduction and Questions

You are enrolled in or have completed a class that has no textbook or course materials costs. We want to hear about your experience! 

In this survey we use the term “course materials” to describe any texts, textbooks, course readings, videos, or other educational content assigned by your instructor, whether those materials are digital or print. Course materials do not include required supplies such as calculators, goggles, art supplies, cosmetic kits, uniforms, or other tangible goods.  This survey should take approximately five minutes to complete and asks eleven questions. 

  1. *At which college are you enrolled for this particular class that has free course materials? (drop down menu of California Community Colleges)
  2. *Please choose your level of agreement with this statement:
    The cost of course materials has influenced your decision to enroll in a class.
    • Strongly agree
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree
    • Strongly disagree
  3. *Has the high cost of course materials ever resulted in:
    (choose all that apply to you)
    • Taking fewer classes because the course materials cost too much
    • Dropping a class because the course materials cost too much
    • Not purchasing required course materials because they cost too much 
    • Your grade was negatively impacted by not having the required course materials
    • None of the above 
    • Other: (text entry)
  4. *Did free course materials impact your decision to enroll in this class?
    • Yes
    • No
    • I did not know the course materials were free before enrolling in this class
  5. *How did you first learn that this class had free course materials (choose one)?
    • Classmate
    • Online schedule 
    • Counselor 
    • List of free course materials classes 
    • Instructor announcement 
    • Campus bookstore 
    • Class syllabus 
    • Other (text entry) 
  6. *Please choose your level of agreement with this statement: 
    The quality and content (writing, images, videos, examples in the text) of the free course materials in this class are the same or better than course materials you pay for in other classes:
    • Strongly agree 
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree 
    • Strongly disagree 
    • No opinion  
  7. *Please choose your level of agreement with this statement: 
    The free course materials help you understand key concepts and support your learning the same or better than course materials you pay for in other classes:
    • Strongly agree 
    • Agree
    • Neutral
    • Disagree 
    • Strongly disagree 
    • No opinion 

(The last four questions are optional and are used internally to improve our programming)

  1. Please share any comments about how using free course materials impacted your learning in this class.  (optional text entry) 
  2. If all classes used free course materials, how would you spend the money you saved? (optional text entry)
  3. What is your gender? (M/F/non-binary/other/Prefer not to say) 
  4. What is your ethnicity and/or race? (drop-down menu from ASCCC including prefer not to say)