The impact of the micro-lecture approach on students’ achievement in a flipped classroom environment

Despite the fact that there have been many innovative and creative teaching pedagogies in recent education, Malaysian higher educational institutions still use a traditional learning method. In traditional classrooms, the lack of interaction between lecturers and students has an effect on students' learning outcomes. Due to instructors' inability to deliver videos effectively in a flipped classroom, students are unable to focus and understand important concepts about the topics. As a result, the purpose of this study was to the impact of microlecture approach on students’ achievement in a flipped classroom environment. A two-group post-test-only randomized experiment design was used to examine a sample of 80 students taking an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) course at a Malaysian university. Students were divided into two groups: a quizbased micro-lecture (experimental group) and a discussion-based micro-lecture (control group). Using various online learning tools (Edpuzzle/Padlet), both groups watched and finished the tasks. Prior to class, at the appointed time, students viewed the video lecture. In the following period, they participated in active learning activities. Every week after the lesson, the students took a post-test on the subjects they had just learned. An independent samples ttest demonstrated a significant difference in student achievement between the quiz-based micro-lecture group. The results suggested that the quiz-based micro-lecture improve student learning. The study's contribution is a clear set of guidelines that can help other teachers create and implement the micro-lecture method in a flipped classroom setting to enhance students' learning outcomes. The study's findings have commercialization potential in certain ways. The micro-lecture approach can have a positive impact on the target audience's learning outcomes. It is not only appropriate for the educational field, but also for other sectors such as research and development, as well as business and marketing, because it can provide customers with concise, clear information.