Blended Learning to Enhanced Engineering Education using Flipped Classroom Approach: An Overview

Abstract

The learning approach is always being the concern of educators to increase the quality of engineering education. Engineering education is essential in order to nurture quality engineers and prepare the workforce for country development. Coming to Industrial 4.0, modern engineering education has combined ICT technology to meet the demand of Education 4.0. This paper aims to review blended learning to enhanced engineering education using flipped classroom approach. The paper starts with an overview of the current trend of engineering education, which encourages using blended learning approach. Blended learning was developed to overcome the advantages and disadvantages of traditional learning and online learning, which brings a better learning experience to students. From the review, the blended learning using flipped classroom approach have positively assisted students in their learning. Future ongoing research is recommended to explore the potential of flipped classroom approach use in supporting engineering education specifically in the context of Malaysia.

Método basado en Educación 4.0 para mejorar el aprendizaje: lecciones aprendidas de la COVID-19

“…Este método se ha aplicado con éxito en modelos de Educación 4.0 (Abdul Bujang et al, 2020;Low et al, 2021;Rahmadani et al, 2020). El modelo utilizado se denomina Micro Flip Teaching (MFT) (Fidalgo-Blanco et al, 2017), que permite que el alumnado aplique contenido conceptual durante la lección en casa (Sein-Echaluce et al, 2015).…”

Recent Trends of Blended Learning and Flipped Classroom in Malaysia

“…Moreover, Daud, Yunus, Juhari, Hassan, and Pauzi (2021) discovered that the medical student felt more comfortable when flipped classroom was additionally complemented with a Kahoot quiz. The overview of Low et al (2021) written the advantages of the flipped classrooms, including self-regulated learning, active communication, while the existing barriers in the time of pandemic are connectivity issues, device issues, and facility issues. Furthermore, Bin et al (2021) pointed that additional challenges to online learning include competency of a teacher; self-discipline of a student; readiness and determination of a managements; as well as financial and technical aid of the institution.…”

Blended learning for engineering education 4.0: Students' perceptions and their learning difficulties

“…In Malaysia, engineering education also adopted blended learning as their learning mode. The recent 5 years studies found that students benefited from the blended learning approach [1,6,13,48,55]. However, these studies urged further investigation into this approach's effect on student academic performance and learning outcome.…”

“… Research Question One (RQ1): What are the students' learning difficulties in the Mechanics Dynamics course? Research Objective One (RO1): To investigate the learning difficulties faced by engineering students.In Malaysia, engineering education also adopted blended learning as their learning mode. The recent 5 years studies found that students benefited from the blended learning approach [1, 6, 13, 48, 55]. However, these studies urged further investigation into this approach's effect on student academic performance and learning outcome.…”