Promoting active learning in introductory financial accounting through the flipped classroom design

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camillo Lento
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Financial Accounting ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Classroom Design ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Active Learning Strategies

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a classroom design for introductory financial accounting that promotes active learning through a flipped classroom approach. A course learning management system, white-board voice-over video applications, an online homework manager and online tutorials pre-packaged with the course textbook were all adopted to facilitate the flipped classroom. The in-class sessions were refocussed around active learning strategies, including case analysis, concept mapping, solving comprehensive problems, mini lectures with bookends, and small group discussions. Design/methodology/approach – A quasi-experimental design, combined with student surveys, are utilized. A Wilcoxon rank-sum test is used to assess the significance of any difference in student performance between a lecture-based course (control group, n=92) and the flipped classroom course (experimental group, n=97). Student performance is measured based on final exams and overall course grades. Findings – The results suggest that the flipped classroom improved student grade point averages, final exam performance, and pass rates. Both the stronger and weaker students benefited from the technologies and active learning strategies adopted in the flipped classroom. Originality/value – This is the first known study to investigate the efficacy of promoting active learning in introductory financial accounting through a flipped classroom design. This study is valuable for accounting educators, and educators in other similarly technical disciplines, who seek to combat the high failure rates that typically plague complex, technical introductory courses.

scholarly journals Redesigning first year anatomy and physiology subjects for allied health students: Impact of active learning strategies

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Andrea Zimanyi ◽  
Nicholas F. Emtage ◽  
Pamela Lee Megaw
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
First Year ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Sport Science ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Active Learning Strategies

To combat high failure rates in an Anatomy and Physiology for first year Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Sport Science students, a flipped classroom was introduced in 2015. It became apparent that students did not engage with materials prior to classes, but they did engage with in-class active learning strategies. In subsequent years of this study, our focus changed to delivery with student active learning in mind. The active learning approaches introduced resulted in improvements in academic performance for all three student cohorts. Occupational Therapy students’ marks improved by 12.9% when comparing pre-intervention (2014) results to the end of the post-intervention period (2017), Physiotherapy students’ marks increased by 6.9%, while the greatest gains of 14.8% were seen in Sport Science students. When investigating the relationship between student performance and university entrance scores, students with high entrance scores demonstrated modest gains in performance, while those students with lower entrance scores benefited the most. Our results suggest that the introduction of active learning may result in the transition of the learning style of students under-prepared for university studies, to be more like those of more successful students; that is, to a deeper level of learning.

scholarly journals The impact of the use of some active learning strategies in the teaching of literary knowledge on the literary taste of high school students in the UAE

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Abdul Rahman Al - Jagoub
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Group Performance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Secondary Stage ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

The objective of this study was to develop an achievement test to measure the skills of literary tasting. It consists of (30) multiple choice types, which were applied to a sample of the stability test According to the KR 20 equation, the study used semi-experimental research methodology. The sample consisted of (120) male and female students of the 10th grade at Gulf Arab Secondary School for Boys and Al-Hira Secondary School for Girls in Sharjah. The people were chosen deliberately, (60) students, experimental subjects studied the material using active learning strategies, and the control group studied the same material in the normal way. After analyzing the data, the results of the study indicated that the students in the experimental group achieved a higher level of control group students Statistical analysis showed differences in the level of literary taste at the statistical significance level (α = 0.05); due to the active learning strategies, the total mathematical mean of the experimental group performance was on the post taste test (26.60) For the control group (20.90). The value of P (58.05), the value of the significance level (0.00), that is less than (0.05), which indicates that there are significant differences between the experimental group and the control group for the benefit of the experimental group, and the value of (P) Between the sex and the group was (1.00), which is not statistically significant value, where its significance (0.32), and does not indicate the existence of an effect of interaction between the teaching method and sex. The study concluded with recommendations calling on teachers to use active learning strategies in the teaching of literary knowledge. And focus on those strategies when writing Arabic language books for the secondary stage.

Active learning interventions and student perceptions

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 465-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Joseph Lobo
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Student Evaluation ◽  
Authentic Learning ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Traditional Lecture ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Favorable Evaluation ◽  
Active Learning Strategies

Purpose Engaging students through active learning is the gold standard of teaching especially in higher education; however, it is not clear whether students appreciate being so engaged. The purpose of this paper is to recount an attempt to redesign a lecture-based course, applying research-supported active learning strategies, and to report on student perceptions of the attempt. Design/methodology/approach The author attempted to innovate a standard lecture-based introductory social science class to engage students and facilitate authentic learning. The active learning innovations were learning by doing, collaboration, reading with a method, and increased autonomy. Student perceptions were measured over two iterations of the course (each one lasting one semester) using electronically distributed surveys. Findings The results have shown that most students strongly agreed that the innovations facilitated their learning; however, overall, the course received a lower student evaluation than versions given in the traditional lecture-based format. Originality/value The results suggest that students appreciate active learning strategies and that such strategies do indeed promote authentic learning; nonetheless, further research needs to be done to explain the paradox of specific student appreciation of active learning strategies combined with an overall less favorable evaluation of the class rooted in such strategies as compared to evaluations of the traditional lecture-based class.

scholarly journals “A little flip goes a long way” The impact of a ‘partial’-flipped classroom design on student performance and engagement in a first year undergraduate economics classroom

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Singh
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Control Group ◽  
First Year ◽  
Classroom Design ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Traditional Lecture ◽  
Traditional Lectures ◽  
Undergraduate Economics ◽  
The Impact

The flipped classroom is gaining prominence as an active learning pedagogy to engage a new generation of students. However, all courses do not lend themselves to a fully flipped design and instructors are often reluctant to flip lectures. In this study, I experimented with a “partial” flipped classroom design in a first-year undergraduate economics course. In this partial flipped format, traditional lectures were substituted with micro-lectures and the remaining class time was devoted to activities like quizzes, group work and student presentations. The full lectures were panopto recorded and put up on the e-learning site, Blackboard. This format enabled me to combine the benefits of a traditional lecture with a flipped classroom design. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the partial flipped classroom format, I compared the final exam scores of students in the partial flipped classroom with those in the control group, which followed a traditional lecture-based approach. The key results from the analysis revealed that students in the partial flipped classroom performed better in the final exams vis-à-vis students in the traditional classroom format. Furthermore, the partial flipped classroom format was associated with lower odds of students failing in the module. This format also resulted in better student engagement, more flexibility and enhanced student-tutor interaction within the classroom.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGY USING THE THREE STAGE OF FISHBOWL DECISION TYPES ON THE RESULT OF HISTORY LEARNING

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Wahidul Basri
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
Historical Fact ◽  
Good For ◽  
Active Learning Strategy

The ability of students of SMAN 1 Bukittinggi in studying history, especially in interpreting the facts are still low. To overcome these problems the writer try to applied active learning strategies Three Stage of Fishbowl Decision types (TSFD). The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of the use of active learning strategies on learning outcomes of TSFD type in the result of studying history, especially in the interpretation of historical facts. This research is experimental with Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design research. The results showed that active learning strategies of the type of TSFD were good for interpreting historical fact. However, after further analysis based on the pattern of growth or movement changes, in the process of active learning strategies of TSFD type was suitable to be applied. Furthermore, for the facts are based on royal topics of TSFD strategy that has turned out as good for the material that is repetition. Based on the analysis conducted it is believed that active learning strategies of TSFD type is better used on materials that complete require repetition.

Fusing a reversed and informal learning scheme and space: student perceptions of active learning in physical chemistry

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 520-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Donnelly ◽  
Florencio E. Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Physical Chemistry ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Learning Space ◽  
Active Learning Strategies

Physical chemistry students often have negative perceptions and low expectations for success in physical chemistry, attitudes that likely affect their performance in the course. Despite the results of several studies indicating increased positive perception of physical chemistry when active learning strategies are used, a recent survey of faculty in the U.S. revealed the continued prevalence of instructor-centered approaches in physical chemistry. In order to reveal a deeper understanding of student experiences in an active learning physical chemistry course, we present a phenomenological study of students’ perceptions of physical chemistry when the course is completely redesigned using active learning strategies. Using the flipped classroom, an active learning space, cooperative learning, and alternative assessments, we emphasized fundamental concepts and encouraged students to take responsibility for their learning. Based on open-ended surveys and interviews with students, we found that students struggled with the transition, but had some significant positive perceptions of the approach. This is in agreement with previous studies of physical chemistry courses in which cooperative learning was the focus. As part of a larger study of the effectiveness of this course redesign, we show how students perceive the effectiveness of these strategies and how they react to them. In addition, we discuss the implications of these findings for the active learning physical chemistry classroom.

scholarly journals Agile and Active

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Cindy Cogswell ◽  
Scott Pauls ◽  
Adrienne Gauthier ◽  
Erin DeSilva
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Curricular Change ◽  
Course Redesign ◽  
What Works ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Student Grades ◽  
Introductory Calculus

It is well documented that the use of active learning strategies increases student learning (Freeman et al., 2014; Prince, 2004; Springer, Stanne, & Donovan, 1999). A key difficulty in innovating college mathematics is identifying and sustaining what works for both students and the faculty. This study discusses efforts to innovate and sustain curricular change in introductory calculus at a private, elite institution. To examine if incorporating active learning strategies made a difference in student performance, student grades in the redesigned course and performance in subsequent courses were analyzed. Using Austin’s 2011 framework to understand the context in which the course redesign took place, individual faculty and contextual barriers and “levers” to sustain change are discussed. Findings are applicable to other STEM disciplines and to colleges and universities in general. Next steps in this research include identifying how to scale change, including, perhaps, networks of faculty to implement and spread the reform on campus.

scholarly journals From students to scientists: The impact of interactive engagement in lectures

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig McMillan ◽  
Daphne Loads ◽  
Heather A McQueen
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
University Education ◽  
Generic Skills ◽  
Graduate Attributes ◽  
Interactive Engagement ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
Continued Use ◽  
The Impact

“Graduate attributes” are widely believed to be important in developing the scientific skill-set, with generic skills being viewed as more important than discipline-specific qualities. Importantly, students need opportunities to think and practice in ways akin to experts. The continued use of didactic lectures in university education often leads to the accumulation of superficial knowledge, and does not adequately train students to acquire the skills and attributes required of an effective scientist: critical thinking, an inquiring mind and creativity. We analysed active learning lecture strategies in a second year genetics course to determine their effectiveness in developing the scientific skill-set. These were found to be more beneficial than standard lecturing. Investigation of one of these strategies, the “quecture” (an adaptation of the flipped classroom), found that students did not view this method as being the most useful, despite being the most interactive. Our evidence suggests this student resistance to result from the requirement for prior preparation, perceived as an increased workload. We advocate the incorporation of active learning strategies in lectures to support the development of students’ scientific skill–set and specifically advise the introduction of novel formats such as the quecture early in university level science education. Keywords: Active learning, interactive engagement, quecture, scientific skill-set, graduate attributes

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