The impact of active learning and learning style on blended learning: Insights from higher education students

Blended learning is a progressive teaching technique combining online and face-to-face instruction to encourage active learning and improve academic achievement. However, various problems, such as different attitudes and learning styles between educators and students, influenced the implementation o...

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Main Authors: Razali, Fazilah, Sulaiman, Tajularipin, Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi, Abdul Majid, Noraziela
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Published: Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science IAES 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110044/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1100442024-09-09T04:33:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110044/ The impact of active learning and learning style on blended learning: Insights from higher education students Razali, Fazilah Sulaiman, Tajularipin Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Majid, Noraziela Blended learning is a progressive teaching technique combining online and face-to-face instruction to encourage active learning and improve academic achievement. However, various problems, such as different attitudes and learning styles between educators and students, influenced the implementation of blended learning effectively. Therefore, there is a need to identify the factors that impact blended learning to improve students’ performances and enhance blended learning. In this study, the proposed framework examines the mediation effect of active learning on the relationship between learning styles and accessibility of learning through blended learning. The study sample consisted of undergraduate students from Universiti Putra Malaysia. In addition, this study also utilized a random sampling method. In total, 224 responses were collected and analyzed using a partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings revealed that active learning fully mediated the relationship between learning style and blended learning. Active learning also mediated the relationship between accessibility and blended learning with complementary mediation. Moreover, this study offers several practical suggestions for essential parties, including the government and the education sector, to optimize blended learning approaches in Malaysia. Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science IAES 2023 Article PeerReviewed Razali, Fazilah and Sulaiman, Tajularipin and Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi and Abdul Majid, Noraziela (2023) The impact of active learning and learning style on blended learning: Insights from higher education students. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 12 (4). 2149 -2156. ISSN 2252-8822 https://ijere.iaescore.com/index.php/IJERE/article/view/24858 10.11591/ijere.v12i4.24858
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description Blended learning is a progressive teaching technique combining online and face-to-face instruction to encourage active learning and improve academic achievement. However, various problems, such as different attitudes and learning styles between educators and students, influenced the implementation of blended learning effectively. Therefore, there is a need to identify the factors that impact blended learning to improve students’ performances and enhance blended learning. In this study, the proposed framework examines the mediation effect of active learning on the relationship between learning styles and accessibility of learning through blended learning. The study sample consisted of undergraduate students from Universiti Putra Malaysia. In addition, this study also utilized a random sampling method. In total, 224 responses were collected and analyzed using a partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The findings revealed that active learning fully mediated the relationship between learning style and blended learning. Active learning also mediated the relationship between accessibility and blended learning with complementary mediation. Moreover, this study offers several practical suggestions for essential parties, including the government and the education sector, to optimize blended learning approaches in Malaysia.
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author Razali, Fazilah
Sulaiman, Tajularipin
Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi
Abdul Majid, Noraziela
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Sulaiman, Tajularipin
Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi
Abdul Majid, Noraziela
The impact of active learning and learning style on blended learning: Insights from higher education students
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Sulaiman, Tajularipin
Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi
Abdul Majid, Noraziela
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title The impact of active learning and learning style on blended learning: Insights from higher education students
title_short The impact of active learning and learning style on blended learning: Insights from higher education students
title_full The impact of active learning and learning style on blended learning: Insights from higher education students
title_fullStr The impact of active learning and learning style on blended learning: Insights from higher education students
title_full_unstemmed The impact of active learning and learning style on blended learning: Insights from higher education students
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publisher Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science IAES
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