Objective of this study was to determine if the use and student appreciation of course
materials differs for native materials (materials that were developed for that course type in
which they are used) and foreign materials (materials that were developed for another course
type) and if the way the materials are used, (compulsory versus optional, interchangeable
versus the only source of information) affects the student appreciation.
A comparison was made between a face-to-face course, a blended learning course and a
distance course. The comparison was based on a questionnaire, the course evaluation and the
statistics from the digital learning environments. Results show no difference between native
and foreign course materials, but do however show the influence of the way the materials
were used. Appreciation for compulsory, non-interchangeable materials is higher than for
optional interchangeable ones, but even for this last category the general appreciation is high.
Distance students have the highest overall appreciation for study materials, followed by the
face-to-face students