A Meta-analysis on Students' Social Collaborative Knowledge Construction using Flipped Classroom Model

The purpose of this paper is to identify the major ICT skills and learning strategies involved Social Collaborative Knowledge Construction using Flipped Classroom Model. The approach adopted in this article is a Meta-analysis on Students' Social Collaborative Knowledge Construction using Flipped Classroom Model. Social Collaborative Knowledge Construction (SCKC) process involves peer to peer communication which help students to understand, investigate, and determine how the implicit cultural assumptions, frames of references, perspectives, and biases within a discipline influence the ways in which knowledge is constructed within it. Flipped Classroom Model (FCM) turns learning by replacing traditional classroom lectures with video tutorials that students need to watch before lesson time. Students do their homework or assignments with the help of instructor during class time. FCM can be a solution to contribute to the SCKC process. The paper presents the major ICT skills (creativity skill, problem solving skill and critical thinking skill) and explores the trend of learning strategies used in FCM that could be used for future research. This paper discusses the benefits, potentials and challenges of Students' SCKC using FCM.

I. Introduction

In those days where internet access to information and computer technology are rare, one who needed information needs to travel to specific locations to consult books which are mainly found in the libraries in order to obtain the information that may or may not be up-to-date. Alternatively, one could also obtain the knowledge from a teacher or an expert. Teaching was mainly just about passing down information to students. This teaching mindset is now obsolete in this 21 st Century. The most up-to-date information is no longer difficult to attain and restricted. Most people including students, able to obtain immediate access to the Internet everyday— the largest and most dynamic library of information. Therefore, the focus of Knowledge Construction shifted from knowledge attainment to skill development. Knowledge Construction is about utilizing information in consecutive ways to adequately prepare the students for the challenges of the 21 st century [11].