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Problem-Based Flipped Learning in Higher Education

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Flipped learning has been implemented to improve the pedagogy of higher education, integrating online learning with face-to-face learning. This study intends to enhance student-centered learning activities of flipped learning by applying the strategies of problem-based learning. Problem-based flipped learning (PFL) can help students to seamlessly participate in authentic problem-solving activities in both online and face-to-face learning environments. In this study, PFL was carried out in a large-size undergraduate course (n = 77). Interviews were conducted with eight students, and the log data of all participants, which were collected from the online learning platform, were analyzed in regard to PFL learning process. This study found that PFL enabled students to actively engage in learning by solving a problem, which led to positive perceptions of learning process and outcomes. Students were motivated by authentic problems closely related to their future career, and they made efforts to use video lectures to solve a problem, not to merely memorize the content of video lectures. In addition, collaborative problem-solving helped students to share diverse perspectives on a problem, which enhanced students’ motivation and deeper understanding. This study also identified a few challenges that were influenced by diversity in a large-size course and the lack of students’ experience of student-centered learning. To enhance the effectiveness of PFL, instructors should transform the culture of education and provide adaptive supports to students who lack self-regulated learning and collaborative learning competencies.

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Huh, S.Y., Cho, Y.H. (2022). Problem-Based Flipped Learning in Higher Education. In: Chechurin, L. (eds) Digital Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-00801-6_3

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