Perceptions of student engagement in the flipped classroom: a case study. Issue 2 (2nd April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alebrahim, Fatimah; Ku, Heng-Yu
• Is Part Of: Educational media international. Volume 57:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 128
• Page End: 147
• Publication Date: 2020-04-02
• Subjects: Case study -- flipped classroom -- higher education -- interviews -- student engagement; Audio-visual education -- Periodicals; Teaching -- Aids and devices -- Periodicals; 371.3305
• DOI: 10.1080/09523987.2020.1786776
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0952-3987

Abstract

ABSTRACT: One of the blended learning strategies that researchers and educators commonly use in higher education is Flipped Classroom. The purpose of this case study was to explore how both professors and students perceive student engagement in flipped classrooms. Three college professors who implemented flipped classrooms and their 14 students participated in the study. Three individual faculty interviews and three student focus group interviewers were conducted. Five components of the utilization-focused evaluation model were used in the data coding. The findings revealed both positive and negative opinions depending on how they implemented the flipped classroom including the engagement of students and the environment. Faculty participants who fully implemented the flipped model had positive opinions about the implementation and student engagement, finding the model helped increase student performance and grades. In addition, the majority of student participants liked the challenges offered by the flipped classroom, which increased their engagement.