The Development of the Flipped Classroom Model Integrated with the Facebook-Based Learning Platform to Enhance Lifelong Learning Skills for Undergraduate Physical Education Majors
Journal Title: International Journal of the Computer, the Internet and Management - Year 2017, Vol 25, Issue 1
Abstract
The purposes of this study were: 1) to design the flipped classroom model integrated with Facebook-based learning platform to enhance lifelong learning skills for undergraduate physical education majors; 2) to examine the feasibility of using the developed model; and 3) to study students’ opinion toward the flipped classroom and Facebook-based learning. The new model was adjusted from review literatures and it was revised by 5 experts. After that it was conducted pilot study with 84 second year students majoring in physical education, who had registered on IT for Learning course, in the first semester of the academic year 2015 at Institute of Physical Education, Chumphon Campus, Thailand. At the end, a course survey and in-depth interviews were used to evaluate students’ satisfaction and to study others opinions. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, and content analysis. The results indicated that: 1) the developed flipped classroom model integrated with Facebook-based learning platform had suitability; 2) the students’ learning achievement was 82.52/78.50, which was in accordance with the efficiency criterion (80/80); 3) the developed model can enhance the students’ lifelong learning skills; and 4) most students agreed that the use of the flipped classroom has the potential to be an effective and beneficial. However, they also found that the flipped classroom learning integrated with Facebook-based learning platform had some limitations concerning with students who had no access to the internet. The study is significant, as it indicates that the flipped classroom integrated with Facebook-based learning platform can be incorporate into in a meaningful way to promote lifelong learning and encourage student to apply social networking tools academically and appropriately.
Authors and Affiliations
Narumon Rodniam
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