Developing and evaluating an educational web-based tool for health professions education: the Flipped Classroom Navigator

Abstract

Background Flipped classroom pedagogy is a blended learning approach applied in undergraduate health professions education. However, teachers and students may require training to effectively engage in flipped classroom pedagogy. Thus, this study aimed to design, develop, and evaluate a web-based tool for fostering flipped classroom pedagogy in undergraduate health professions education. Methods This is an educational design-based research with a descriptive evaluation component which was conducted in two steps: (i) design & development and (ii) evaluation of an educational website. An expert panel was formed to evaluate the website by using a website evaluation questionnaire (WEQ). Descriptive statistics were employed to calculate the experts’ agreement level. Results An innovative website design was used to provide access to a range of digital devices. The development process occurred concurrently in two steps: (i) website development and (ii) learning content development. The educational website was branded as the Flipped Classroom Navigator (FCN). Based on WEQ scores, the FCN obtained a good level of agreement (≥ 80%) for its’ ease of use, hyperlinks, structure, relevance, comprehension, completeness, and layout. Conclusions The FCN is an effective method for providing training to promote flipped classroom pedagogy in health professions education. The FCN achieved good evaluation scores and comments from experts. However, it is also necessary to obtain acceptance from the end-users, which could be the focus of future research. Nonetheless, the expert panel pinpointed areas for further development before introducing the FCN to end-users.

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“…A good website must have content or material content on a good website, relevant to the purpose of creating a website (Suyanto, 2009). This is also in accordance with research that FCN website received 80 to 100% acceptance from experts for it being easy to use, having a clear structure and being consistency of sufficient information (Youhasan et al, 2022).…”

“…The FCN is an online learning resource created to give instructors and students in undergraduate HPE asynchronous training. The educational concepts of successful learning served as a guide for the creation and development of the FCN (Youhasan et al, 2022). Something similar was also stated that the website can be used as a resource for high school students in clinic settings, community after-school programs, and school-based health programs.…”