Reinventing teaching pedagogy: the benefits of quiz-enhanced flipped classroom model on students' learning outcomes and engagement
Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
ISSN: 2050-7003
Article publication date: 30 November 2023
Issue publication date: 9 July 2024
Abstract
Purpose
The flipped classroom model is an emerging teaching pedagogy in universities, colleges and secondary schools. This model will likely be successful if students prepare and acquire basic knowledge before class hours. Pre-class video lectures are common for students to access knowledge before class hours. However, students often do not watch the pre-class videos or do so only immediately before class hours due to poor engagement and supporting strategies, which can have detrimental effects on their learning achievement. To address this issue, embedding quiz questions into pre-class recorded videos may increase the completion of pre-class activities, students' engagement and learning success. This study examines the effect of a quiz-based flipped classroom (QFC) model to improve students' learning achievement and engagement in a computer science course.
Design/methodology/approach
The study involved 173 participants divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group consisted of 78 students who used the QFC model, while the control group consisted of 73 students who used the conventional flipped classroom (CFC) model.
Findings
The 10-week experiment showed that the QFC model effectively improved students' learning achievement and engagement (both behavioral and agentic) compared to the CFC model.
Practical implications
Embedding quiz strategy into the pre-class video demonstrated the potential support to enhance the efficacy of the CFC model. Based on the results of this research, the authors recommended that flipped educators can use the quiz strategy to minimize pre-class issues (especially students' disengagement).
Originality/value
This research adds to the existing literature by evaluating the effect of the newly proposed model on students' learning outcomes and engagement. This study's results can guide colleges and universities intending to implement a blended learning or flipped learning model. The research also gives design, content and course implementation guidelines, which can help engage students to achieve their learning objectives.
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Citation
Samaila, K. and Al-Samarraie, H. (2024), "Reinventing teaching pedagogy: the benefits of quiz-enhanced flipped classroom model on students' learning outcomes and engagement", Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, Vol. 16 No. 4, pp. 1214-1227. https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-04-2023-0173
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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