Blended Learning Approach ACase Study
Blended Learning Approach ACase Study
Blended Learning Approach ACase Study
ABSTRACT
The computer era has come to integrate and assimilate in the academic
curriculum and instruction. The Blended Learning adaptation further added to
the teaching and learning experience in the classroom. The study investigated the
factors on the use of ICT in terms of Computer usage, Internet usage, Multimedia
usage and Mobile usage in Blended Learning Approach among the faculty. It
analyzed the SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) of blended
learning for a Proposed 5-year Instructional Design Strategic Plan. The study
used quantitative research design by the use of the constructed questionnaire
and qualitative through the conducted focus group discussions within the four
campuses of CHMSC. The study revealed that CHMSC faculty exhibited low
extent of use of blended learning. The result also showed a significant difference
in the extent of use of ICT in terms of age, sex, and workplace whereas civil
status, subject taught, and educational qualification do not significantly differ.
The identified factors that affect blended learning were used as a basis for a
Proposed Instructional Design Strategic Plan and projected after five years. The
development and package of learning materials will be realized to the clients of
the institutions and other stakeholders.
INTRODUCTION
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FRAMEWORK
The study aimed to determine the factors affecting blended learning among
faculty members of Carlos Hilado Memorial State College as basis for a Proposed
Instructional Design Strategic Plan.
METHODOLOGY
Participants
The participants of the study were the faculty members of four campuses
of Carlos Hilado Memorial State College for the academic year 2010-2011.
They were chosen through stratified sampling method regardless of gender, age,
location, subject(s) taught, and educational qualification.
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2 Fair
1 Poor
The mean rating of the experts were computed and interpreted using the
following scale:
The result of the computed mean of the technical experts was 4.4 interpreted
as “Outstanding”. After the validation of the instrument, reliability testing was
established. Subong (2005) defines reliability as “the consistency of the scores
using the instrument measuring the same thing with similar research. It also
measures how well the instrument agrees with itself.” In this study, the Test-Retest
Method was used to examine the reliability of the questionnaire. The validated
questionnaire had undergone pilot testing to the 26 instructors of Technological
University of the Philippines- Visayas. After 15 days, the same questionnaire was
administered to the same group. Pearson-Product Moment (PPM) was used to
correlate data for this method. The coefficient of correlation should be high or
very high for the questionnaire to be reliable. The result was interpreted based
on the following:
Perfect
0.81 - 0.99 Very High
0.61 - 0.80 High
0.41 - 0.60 Moderate
0.21 - 0.40 Low
0.01 - 0.20 Negligible correlation
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C. Sex
D. Civil Status
E. Workplace
F. Subject Taught
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G. Educational Qualification
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The same is true in the studies of Volman and van Eck (2001) concerning
teachers’ gender and ICT use that female teachers’ have low level of computer
use due to the reasons of limited technology access, skill, and interest. Moreover,
research studies revealed that male teachers used more ICT in their teaching and
learning processes compared to female teachers (Kay, 2006).
As to civil status, the obtained p-value was 0.112 which is not significant. It
means that the single or married faculty members have the same extent of use of
ICT in blended learning. As to the workplace, the obtained p-value was 0.005
which is significant. It implies that the faculty members in CHMSC-Talisay
Campus had a high extent of use of ICT in blended learning in terms of computer
and multimedia technology. It also implies that the campus has a high extent
of use in the preparation of lesson plan and learning material. Meanwhile, the
faculty members of CHMSC-Fortune Towne Campus had a high extent of use
of ICT in blended learning particularly in computer usage in the preparation and
delivery of instruction and multimedia usage in the preparation of instruction.
As to subject taught, the obtained p-value was 0.273 which is not significant.
It means that the faculty teaching academic and vocational or both have the same
extent of use of ICT in blended learning. As to the educational attainment, the
obtained p-value was 0.350 which interpreted as not significant (NS). It means
that any educational degree of the faculty members have the same extent of use
of ICT in blended learning.
The third problem was about the factors affecting blended learning in terms
of SWOT using Focus Group Discussion (FGD) approach on how the faculty
members think and feel. This was the other way to collect information to improve
the planning and developing of Instructional Design Strategic Plan of CHMSC.
The purpose of the external analysis was to identify opportunities and threats
in the organization’s operating environment, while the internal analysis seeks to
pinpoint the organization’s strengths and weaknesses.
The result showed that the faculty members who adopted blended learning
in instruction increases the students’ interest in the class learning attitude and
creativity. It also reflected that the faculty members who were willing to use
ICT in instruction easily embrace new technology. Thus, through the use of ICT
of faculty, learning objectives are reachable. It also revealed that the blended
learning was an operational method in instruction which modernizes the teaching
and learning in the 21st century learning experience and that the availability of
classroom is no longer a problem. Furthermore, one of the assets is the computer
course or subject which is already embedded in the higher education curricula.
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CONCLUSIONS
The researcher concludes that based on the first findings, CHMSC faculty
exhibited a very limited use of the ICT in the Blended Learning Approach
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The findings of the study may be best translated to the classroom settings
in all campuses of Carlos Hilado Memorial State College by adopting the new
technologies in teaching through revising its curriculum, updating facilities
and laboratories and continuing training for the faculty members in blended
learning utilization to become more competitive and meeting the demands of
the industries and also preparing the ASEAN integration in the academic arena.
Specifically, this teaching and learning through Blended Learning is a tool
in improving efficiency and effectiveness as an educator. As a whole, the study
provides relevant and significant inputs concerning the use of Blended Learning
in the College among CHMSC faculty members which could serve as a basis and
consideration in the formulation of a proposed Five-Year Instructional Design
Strategic Plan.
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