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The effect of integrating Kahoot! and peer instruction in the Spanish flipped classroom: the student perspective

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Pages 63-78 | Received 10 Mar 2020, Accepted 25 Jan 2021, Published online: 26 Apr 2021
 

ABSTRACT

In recent years, the use of Student Response System (SRS) technology in higher education settings has gained popularity as research demonstrates its effectiveness in achieving desired outcomes, especially when paired with peer interaction. This article explores students’ perceptions of integrating the Game-based Student Response System (GSRS) Kahoot! in two Spanish flipped classrooms, supported by the Peer Instruction (PI) technique, at a university in Singapore. Adopting an action research approach, quantitative and qualitative data from 32 undergraduates were gathered through a questionnaire. The findings revealed that students perceived the use of Kahoot! to be beneficial in terms of: (1) increasing engagement and motivation to learn; (2) improving the understanding of concepts; and (3) contributing to a positive learning environment. Moreover, students found that PI, in particular, contributed to deepening their grammatical and pragmatic knowledge of Spanish. Implications that may be useful to language teachers are also presented.

RESUMEN

En años recientes, el uso de tecnologías de Sistema de Respuesta del Estudiante (SRE) en entornos de educación superior ha ganado popularidad por la efectividad mostrada para lograr los resultados deseados, especialmente, cuando se combina con la interacción entre pares. Este artículo explora las percepciones de los estudiantes a raíz de la integración del Sistema de Respuesta del Estudiante basado en Juegos (SREJ) Kahoot! en dos clases de aula invertida de español como lengua extranjera o segunda (ELE/EL2), apoyado por la técnica de Instrucción entre Pares (IP), en una universidad de Singapur. Mediante un enfoque de investigación-acción, se recopilaron datos cuantitativos y cualitativos de 32 estudiantes universitarios mediante un cuestionario. Los resultados mostraron que los estudiantes percibieron el uso de Kahoot! beneficioso para: (1) aumentar el compromiso y la motivación para aprender; (2) mejorar la comprensión conceptual; y (3) contribuir a crear un ambiente positivo de aprendizaje. Además, los estudiantes encontraron que la instrucción entre pares en particular contribuyó a profundizar su conocimiento gramatical y pragmático del español. Se presentan también algunas implicaciones que pueden ser útiles para docentes de lenguas.

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their insightful and helpful suggestions that have greatly contributed to improving this manuscript. My sincere thanks to Dr. Luke Lu for his contribution as external rater, and to Dr. Christopher John Hill for his diligent proofreading of this paper.

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