ABSTRACT

Flipped classroom approaches have increasingly been adopted in the Australian higher education sector. However, current research on this approach is predominantly quantitative and focused on domestic students. Little is known about the flipped classroom learning experiences of undergraduate international students in Australia. This paper sets out to investigate undergraduate international students’ challenges in a flipped classroom environment, based on thirty-two semi-structured interviews with undergraduate international students at an Australian university. We identified several challenges, including language issues, barriers to autonomous learning, as well as technical and technological challenges. International students in our study also provide constructive recommendations to improve the design of the flipped classroom. This paper contributes new insights into the nuances of undergraduate international students’ challenges in a flipped classroom environment.

摘要

澳大利亚高等教育部门越来越多地采用翻转课堂方法。然而，目前对这种方法的研究主要是定量的，并且侧重于国内学生。关于澳大利亚本科国际学生的翻转课堂学习经历知之甚少。本文基于对澳大利亚一所大学本科国际学生的 32 次半结构式访谈，旨在调查翻转课堂环境中本科国际学生面临的挑战。我们确定了几个挑战，包括语言问题、自主学习的障碍以及技术和技术挑战。我们研究中的国际学生也对改进翻转课堂的设计提出了建设性的建议。