Analysis of Prospective Teachers’ Perceptions of the Flipped Classroom as a Classroom Methodology

Abstract

In order for students to be the protagonists of the teaching and learning process, teachers must change their role in the classroom. A successful alternative is the flipped classroom methodology, where educational technology is integrated into a reorganisation and optimisation of class time. Based on this alternative, this paper aims to analyse the perceptions of future teachers about the FC as an active methodology. A quantitative longitudinal panel design was carried out with pre-test and post-test measures, with a descriptive, inferential and predictive approach. The sample consisted of 284 prospective teachers from the University of Malaga (Spain), who were asked about their perceptions of the FC using an ad hoc questionnaire. The results reflect positive perceptions of the FC methodology on the part of the future teachers, with significant differences by gender in favour of men. The variables gender, re-watching videos, digital competence and autonomous learning were predictors of the participants’ perceptions. In conclusion, it is important to highlight the importance of implementing active methodologies such as the FC with future teachers that they can use when carrying out their work.

Digital Innovation in Language Teaching—Analysis of the Digital Competence of Teachers according to the DigCompEdu Framework

“…As future research lines or projects, we consider the design of a specific training plan for educators related to DigCompEdu levels, which will be focused on the needs identified in this research. As planned by [24,25], this training plan could be designed in the form of a t-MOOC or similar, so that it would be a relevant tool with the possibility of great reach within the educational community. Similarly, future lines of research may be linked to the longitudinal study of digital competence [26] and the integration of emerging technologies for language learning [27,28] or content creation [29].…”

Development of Digital Teaching Competence: Pilot Experience and Validation through Expert Judgment

“…Therefore, the acquisition of the skills demanded by the digital society in which we find ourselves is favoured [35,36].…”

Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible y formación inicial: apostando por la competencia comunicativa y metodologías activas desde sus concepciones docentes

“…Los 111 estudiantes no reflejaron diferencias significativas por sexos, aunque los hombres puntuaron más alto en sus consideraciones. En la misma línea, con 284 futuros docentes de primaria (curso 2021/2022) se hallaron percepciones positivas sobre el FC tras su análisis a lo largo de 3 momentos en asignaturas TIC, con mejor puntuación de los hombres, existiendo diferencias significativas respecto a las mujeres (Colomo et al, 2022). Sin embargo, el estudio del curso 2020/2021, con 123 estudiantes de pedagogía y educación primaria, pese a mantener una valoración positiva del FC, las diferencias significativas encontradas mostraron mejores puntuaciones por parte del sexo femenino (Colomo et al, 2020).…”

“…El estudio sobre las percepciones de FC y su contribución al desarrollo de los ODS se realizó mediante instrumento validado por Colomo et al (2022). La propuesta engloba 3 dimensiones, que permiten valorar factores comunicativos, intelectuales y pedagógicos de estrategias metodológicas mediadas por tecnologías.…”