Students` perception towards open educational resources and its utilization in state Islamic University Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Abstract

This study sought to identify students’ perception towards Open Educational Resources and its utilization in State Islamic University Ar-raniry, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. This quantitative study employed a cross-sectional survey method for data collection. A total of 300 students from The English Department of the State Islamic University [Ar-Raniry] were selected through systematic random sampling to be the respondents of this study. The questionnaire was adopted from two previous studies, Venkaiah (2007) and Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (2011), and partly self-developed. The results of the study found that students had a high level of utilization and a consistent positive perception towards Open Educational Resources. In addition, the study also found that there were positive correlations between students’ perception and students’ level of Information Communication and Technology (ICT)] competency as well as students’ perception and level of utilization towards Open Educational Resources.