Online Flipped Classroom in the Context of Transactional Distance and Cognitive Load: A Mixed-Methods Study


Günbatar M. S.

Pakistan Journal of Distance & Online Learning, cilt.9, sa.1, ss.1-28, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)

Özet

This  study  aimed to  evaluate  the  Online  Flipped  Classroom  (OFC) instruction  process  in  the  context  of  Transactional  Distance  (TD)  and Cognitive  Load (CL).  The  study  was  conducted  using  a  mixed-methods design.  The  participants  were  nine  graduate  students.  One  of  them participated in the process asynchronously and seven of them participated synchronously, and the one member was irregular. Transactional Distance Scale and Subjective Rating Scale were used to collect quantitative data. Interviews  were  conducted  to  gather  qualitative  data  related  to  OFC instruction process. All of the TD measurements for the asynchronous and irregular students were low. The synchronous students’ TD measurements were   low   when   OFC   began,   becoming   very   low   later   on.   The asynchronous  student  felt  cognitive  load  during  some  of  the  OFC activities.  Synchronous  and  irregular  students  felt  the  cognitive  load during  almost  all  the  OFC  stages.  The  future  studies  may  focus on measuring the types of CL and collecting qualitative data to determine the CL type may contribute to the literature.