Development of Academic Achievement in Systemic Anatomy Course Through Flipped Classroom Teaching

Abstract

Background and Aims: With the rapid development of modern information technology, the popularization of computers and networks not only changes the way of entertainment but also has a profound impact on the reform of teaching. With the diversification of knowledge acquisition methods, traditional teaching ideas and teaching methods have to face reform. The traditional infusing teaching method does not give play to the students' subjectivity, but also seriously blows the students' enthusiasm for learning. The flipped classroom teaching approach, on the contrary, pays more attention to the principal position of students, transforms the one-way transfer of knowledge in traditional teaching into a two-way interaction between teachers and students, to help students better understand and master knowledge, promotes the internalization of knowledge, and enhance students' learning initiative. The purposes of this study were; 1) To develop learning activities for the flipped classroom teaching approach in the Systemic anatomy course and 2) To compare academic achievement scores between pre-test and post-test using the flipped classroom teaching approach. And 3) To study the students’ satisfaction with the flipped classroom teaching approach in the Systemic anatomy course. Methodology: The sample consisted of 40 first-year students of Luzhou Vocational College of Medical Devices. In the first semester of 2023. Obtained by cluster random sampling technique. Research tools are used in lesson plans, academic achievement tests, and satisfaction questionnaires. In data analysis including percentages, means, standard deviations, and paired t-tests. Results: The results of the study were as follows; 1) The development of learning activities for the flipped classroom teaching approach in the Systemic anatomy course has an average suitability value for all plans equal to 4.31, which is at a high level. 2) Students who studied using flipped classroom teaching approach learning activities had higher academic achievement scores post-test than pre-test at a statistical significance of.05 and 3) Students who learned using the gamification teaching model had overall satisfaction at a high level. Conclusion: The Systemic Anatomy course's flipped classroom teaching strategy greatly increased students' academic progress and garnered high marks from them, according to the study. The post-test results were much higher than the pre-test results, and the learning activities that were devised were highly appropriate.