Cultural Art Teachers' perceptions toward Flipped Classroom Approach

Abstract

Significant evidence about the effectiveness of flipped classroom can be found in such education field literature, however there was limited study of flipped classroom practices in cultural art education. This study aimed to describe the cultural art teacher perceptions on the implementation of flipped classroom approach. This study utilized survey method to obtain the data about teacher perceptions toward the implementation of the flipped classroom in cultural art classes. There were 32 Indonesian cultural art education teachers from various backgrounds involved in the present study. The survey results indicated that cultural art teachers had a positive perception toward the implementation of flipped classroom in cultural art learning. The main constraints faced by teachers to implement flipped classroom approach are inadequate facilities and infrastructures, and lack of internet access in some parts of Indonesia. This approach, according to the teacher, is very suitable to overcome the education challenges in the twenty-first century.