IMPLEMENTATION OF SMART LEARNING DURING THE PANDEMIC THROUGH MOBILE FLIPPED CLASSROOM APPROACH

Abstract

Recently, the COVID-19 led to the closure of schools and higher learning institutions, causing significant disruptions to the sector. Academicians were required to do a transition to their teaching methods from face-to-face to online approach. Thus, the study aimed to discover a suitability and usability of implementing flipped classroom approach during the pandemic of Covid-19. The data were collected using quantitative method through established instruments called UTAUT questionnaires from Venkatesh. Data collected were analysed using SPSS 23 to find descriptive analysis (percentage, mean and standard deviation) and t test. This study involves lecturers from a prominent private higher learning institution in Malaysia located in Selangor. From the population group identified, researcher employed a purposive sampling by selecting 150 lecturers to be involved with various background in technology literacy. Finding from the research shows more than 90% respondents agreed that mobile flipped classroom is suitable to be implemented especially during the COVID-19 pandemic since they are unable to conduct a face-to-face teaching. Future research is recommended to focus on different groups of respondent background including their technology acceptance and field of expertise.