Exploring perceived impact of eTextbooks on students’ learning outcomes The brief VitalSource VitalSource, a leading educational technology and digital content solutions provider, commissioned Shift Learning to conduct research with current UK students to explore the perceived impact of eTextbooks on student learning outcomes and confidence. The research sought to understand usage of eTextbooks, in addition to the benefits and challenges for different groups of students. Our approach and methodology Shift Learning adopted the following quantitative methodology: A targeted online survey was sent to both undergraduate and postgraduate students who were reached through a number of different data sources including Shift Learning opt-ins. We gathered feedback from 979 students from a total of 1

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