ERIC Number: EJ1304470
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 20
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Competency-Based Blended Learning: Flipping Professional Practice Classes to Enhance Competence Development
Ragg, Mark; Piers, James
IAFOR Journal of Education, v5 spec iss p47-66 Sum 2017
In the past decade, health and human service educational programs have transitioned to competence-based outcomes to enhance the quality of graduating professionals. While such outcomes are a critical step in ensuring professional quality, they require curricular and pedagogical adjustments that do not fit easily within university environments. Technology has eased many problems of fit through the development of hybrid and flipped courses that allow on-campus time to be better focused on developing professional skills. This study explored the question: Can flipped delivery improve competence-based outcomes in social work practice classes? The study assessed pedagogical adjustments that integrated competence-based learning principles with flipped classroom delivery. Principles of organizing the class to maximize competence development are explored and illustrated. Improved competence development and student satisfaction were demonstrated in three flipped practice courses with a combined sample size of 269 Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and Masters of Social Work (MSW) students. Researchers concluded that using flipped-classroom methods enhanced the students' capacity to apply concepts and develop skills. In particular, the ability to receive and process feedback on applied skills was improved.
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Blended Learning, Social Work, Counselor Training, Undergraduate Students, Outcomes of Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Educational Principles, Counseling Techniques, Student Attitudes, Graduate Students, Flipped Classroom, Feedback (Response), Course Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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