THE EFFECT OF FLIPPED LEARNING MODEL IN DISTANCE EDUCATION ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND STUDENT VIEWS ABOUT THE MODEL

Abstract

TThe virus called COVID-19 that has affected the entire world has also affected education. Because the virus is very contagious, face-to-face education was suspended in both Turkey and many other countries. For the sake of a continuation of education, there was a move from face-to-face education to distance education. Online lessons have been taken via EBA and Zoom. Lesson time is mostly spent for the teacher speech and lecture at online lessons in distance education. That teacher speech and lecture take too much time in the lessons decreases the time allocated to students. Less student interaction and in –class activities influence the quality of education. Subjects are learnt before the lessons by the students themselves in flipped learning. The fact that students learn the subject before the lesson decreases the amount of time for the teacher speech and lecture. Thus, teachers may spend more time for student interaction and in - class activities. In this research, the effect of the flipped learning model in online lessons on students’ English lesson academic success was investigated. The research was conducted with eighteen students for six weeks at a high school in Central Anatolia region in Turkey. Mix research, which is a combination of quantitative and qualitative research, was applied in this investigation. For the quantitative data, participants took an English lesson achievement test 1 This article is derived from Necmettin Erbakan University Institute of Educational Sciences, Department of Curriculum and Instruction master’s thesis with the same title as the article.as pre and posttest and for the qualitative data, a written document was applied to participants. For the results, SPSS 23 statistical package program was used. As a result of research, it was observed that there is a significant difference between experimental and control groups. The Flipped learning model at distance education has a positive effect on students’ English lesson achievement. Moreover, participants gave positive feedback and views about the model. According to the research results, it can be recommended to use flipped learning model in distance education in Englishlessons.

Keywords

• Blended learning
• Flipped learning
• Inverted classroom
• Distance education

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