The Effects of the Station Technique in a Flipped Classroom on Academic Achievement and Student Experiences in a Special Education Course

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 21, 363 - 374, 21.10.2025

Özlem Aslan Bağcı

https://doi.org/10.31458/iejes.1772148

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the application using the station technique in the flipped classroom model on the academic achievement of the students in this course and to determine the students' views on the application process. For this purpose, an explanatory sequential mixed method model was used. Fifty-five students studying in the department of child development and taking special education courses participated in the study. Students were voluntarily selected for the intervention and comparison groups. In the intervention group, the special education course was conducted using the station technique in the flipped classroom model. In the comparison group, the lesson was taught with a lecture and question-and-answer technique. The application lasted 14 weeks. The academic achievement of the students in this course was measured with an achievement test developed by the researcher using a pretest-posttest control group design. After the intervention, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 volunteer students from the intervention group to determine their opinions, experiences, and professional perceptions about the intervention. The results showed that students in the intervention group generally showed improved academic achievement. The intervention had a very high impact on the participants in the intervention group, and the intervention had a high effect size. It also demonstrates that students who experienced differentiation practices were willing and able to use them in their future professional practice

Keywords

Flipped classroom model , station technique , special education , mixed method

Ethical Statement

This research was carried out with the permission of Sakarya University Publication Ethics Board with the decision numbered E-61923333-050.99-308410 dated 23.11.2023.

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