Flipped classroom in the meaningful learning of the students of the Basic Education Career: Case study Technical University of Ambato

Abstract

Quality academic training at different educational levels is consistent with the meaningful learning of students. Faced with the new requirements due to the global pandemic, education put its work into the use of information and communication technologies as well as the application of new pedagogical models. This research article aims to describe and analyze the contribution of the “flipped classroom” in the meaningful learning of students of the Basic Education Career through the use and design of web 3.0 digital tools. The methodology implemented is experimental-exploratory type research, through a structured questionnaire of 17 questions on a Likert scale which was validated by Cronbach’s alpha statistic with a result of 0.846, the TAM model was applied to measure acceptance of digital resources in virtual learning, the ADDIE methodology was applied in the execution and application of the technological tools of the web 3.0 for the students. Favorable results were obtained where it is stated that the flipped classroom contributes to significant learning in university students, allowing greater development of students in daily educational activities, in addition, it was possible to evidence the increase in the frequency of the use of digital documents, multimedia resources and especially web 3.0 resources developed by the teacher to improve virtual teaching, guaranteeing optimal and flexible learning within a social environment, with the help and application of web 3.0 tools.