A switch from flipped classroom to hybrid educational model: perceived effectiveness of mode of instructional delivery

ABSTRACT

While there are laudable studies on the challenges of flipped learning and hybrid models adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic, limited studies exist on the advancements achieved through digitally enhanced learning. Eliciting information from preservice teachers on their experiences while switching to different learning environments during the global pandemic seems essential. A mixed-method research design was adopted to achieve this. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data from 165 participants who were purposively recruited for the study on their opinions on the switch from flipped learning to a hybrid educational model. A notable finding of this study was that switching to the hybrid model was perceived as a novel innovation in online learning during emergencies. Also, the study found that while the hybrid educational model was deemed adequate and efficient in achieving instructional objectives, the preservice teachers perceived it as ineffective and inefficient.

KEYWORDS:

• Hybrid educational model
• flipped classroom
• education
• Cyprus
• teaching and learning

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Additional information

Notes on contributors

Chinaza Solomon Ironsi

Chinaza Solomon Ironsi is an Assistant Professor of English Language Education and an English language instructor at Akdeniz Karpaz University, North Cyprus, Turkey. He is currently the Director of the Foreign Languages and English preparatory school at Akdeniz Karpaz University. His research interests include computer-assisted language learning, mobile-assisted language learning, technology-integrated learning, English language teaching and learning, lesson planning frameworks, language skill development, and education. He has served as an editorial board member of reputable journals and has guest-edited special issues. He has published in numerous journals and presented papers at international conferences.

Sarah Solomon Ironsi

Sarah Solomon Ironsi is an acclaimed researcher from the Near East University in North Cyprus, Turkey. She is a graduate student at the Department of English Language Teaching. She is renowned for her dedication to rigorous academic research. She has published in prestigious journals and presented papers at international conferences. Her areas of interest include artificial intelligence, educational technologies and language teaching methods.