Fall 2023 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 2023 survey, to which over 16,000 students responded.

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83% said zyBooks offered a good reading experience.

“I like the interactivity in zyBooks. It helps to keep me engaged with the content I am reading and allows me to practice what I have just learned through practice questions, challenge activities, or visual examples.”

Adam LThe University of West Florida

“A lot of times I zone out reading textbooks but making it interactive allows me to actually understand the concepts and be involved. ”

EmmaChapman University

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

“The interactive exercises make it a million times easier for me to visualize complex concepts than still images and paragraphs in a standard textbook.”

Jacob TWeber State

“I really enjoy the interactive nature of zyBooks. I have a hard time processing materials from reading or watching lectures but I learn quickly and efficiently form doing the activities. zyBooks makes comp sci fun!”

Cristian MCalifornia State University-Northridge

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90% felt zyBooks have an intuitive interface.

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93% said zyBooks are easy to access.

“I really enjoy how intuitive the interface is. It’s very easy to keep track of what assignments I’ve completed, as well as what needs to be done next. I also enjoy the periodic comprehension checks, which help me retain the information better.”

P. FloresWestern Oregon University

“I enjoy how the website is easy to navigate as well as the interactive learning portions of the reading assignments”

Alexis DNorthern Virginia Community College

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76% said zyBooks met their value expectation.

“It gives the student the opportunity to understand how programming works by giving plenty of examples. I learned C++ the old fashioned way, and I feel like I”m learning C much better using zyBooks.”

Kim G.Ivy Tech Community College

“I enjoy how interactive the assignments are instead of having blocks of text with problems. This helps me learn, as I am tested on the material as it is shown to me, rather than at the end. Overall, my favorite online book!”

Todd B.Missouri University of Science and Technology

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77% said zyBooks offered a better experience than previously used learning systems.

“The interactive feature and challenges really help me apply the material as soon as I learn it and lock it in much better than just reading a textbook. ”

Ethan HThe University of Texas at Austin

“I like that it is easy to use and the reading isn’t too intensive. As someone who struggles reading lots of information at once, the constant breaks with participation and challenge activites allows me to learn better.”

Paris IUniversity of California-Irvine

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zyLabs experiences receive high ratings from students.

4.3/5 Stars

average student rating for experience with zyLabs

“I loved the interactive labs and actrivities, it allows you to get into and immerse yourself into the programming assignments even with no prior programming knowledge .”

David FDe Anza College

“I like being able to write the code for your labs directly in ZyBook. I also like in the Participation portions, there’s not just paragraphs on what to do, but the interactive diagrams providing visuals of what the lesson is explaining.”

David TCentral Piedmont Community College

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

“This is the best textbook I’ve used during college. Always happy to see zybooks in a syllabus. It’s cheaper and more convenient than other options ”

Kelcey CMount Saint Mary College

“I like the animations that visually explain some of the concepts, because it gives me a better picture of how a code works. It’s the interactive learning overall that makes me like zyBooks over other texts.”

Shanelle A.University of Alaska Anchorage

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9.6/10 Students

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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.

“I love how simple and easy ZyBooks is to use. Everything is right there in front of you and there’s no need to search around for anything since the interface is very user-friendly.”

Kenny LUniversity of Houston

“The interface is seamless and easy to use which makes my overall learning experience better. Additionally, I like that unlike normal textbooks, zyBooks is interactive. I was never one to grasp the material just by reading and so the built in reinforcement exercises are really helpful. ”

Nicole LUniversity of California-Irvine

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Fall 2023 Student Survey

83% said zyBooks offered a good reading experience.

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

Evaluate any zyBook for free

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

90% felt zyBooks have an intuitive interface.

93% said zyBooks are easy to access.

76% said zyBooks met their value expectation.

77% said zyBooks offered a better experience than previously used learning systems.

zyBooks publishes interactive courseware for engineering, computer science, data science, information technology, mathematics, and statistics

Evaluate any zyBook for free

zyLabs experiences receive high ratings from students.

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

zyBooks support receives high ratings from students.

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

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