In an attempt to align instructional resources with new state standards and to increase teacher awareness of these standards, one large suburban public school district piloted the development and adoption of open secondary science textbooks. Open textbooks created by teachers in grades six through nine replaced conventional science textbooks provided by mainstream publishing companies. Therefore, grade nine students were not included in this study. At the end of the first quarter, middle school students (grades six through eight) who used the open textbooks were surveyed. Survey responses required respondents to consider their learning before and during the use of the open textbook. The survey included quality and presentation of content questions, as well as an opportunity for students to explain their responses. There were qualitative and quantitative indications that students’ perceptions of an open textbook in place of a standard textbook are improving students’ attitudes and behaviors toward learning.

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中学生对开放科学教科书的看法

为了使教学资源与新的州标准保持一致，并提高教师对这些标准的认识，一个大型的郊区公立学区试行了开放式中学科学教科书的开发和采用。六年级到九年级老师创建的公开课本取代了主流出版公司提供的常规科学课本。因此，本研究不包括九年级学生。在第一季度末，对使用公开课本的中学生（六至八年级）进行了调查。调查反馈要求受访者在使用开放式教科书之前和期间考虑他们的学习。该调查包括内容问题的质量和表达方式，以及学生解释其回答的机会。