The effect of blended learning on 21st-Century skills and academic success in education of physical education teachers: A mixed method research

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of the teaching intervention with blended learning model on the 21st century skills, academic achievement levels and permanent learning of pre-service physical education teachers. For this purpose, the nested design was preferred among the mixed method research designs, case study approach was chosen for the qualitative dimension of the research, and quasi-experimental design method was preferred for the quantitative dimension. As regards the experimental intervention process, the experiment lasted for 12 weeks with the voluntary participation of 85 pre-service teachers who formed the control and comparison groups. As a result of the research, it is seen that blended learning affects the academic success and permanent learning levels of pre-service physical education teachers whereas it has no effect on the 21st century skills. Quantitative and qualitative findings are consistent with each other.