THE EFFECT OF USING FLIPPED CLASSROOM WITH CLZ PLATFORM ON STUDENTS’ ENGLISH ACHIEVEMENTS IN CHINA

Abstract

This study contains several research objectives: (1) To study how to create a feasible and effective flipped classroom teaching programme (2) To study the impact of flipped classroom teaching on students' English language achievement. The study sample consisted of 30 8th grade students from Nanyang Shuyuan Middle School in Henan Province, China, and 3 experts. The research instruments included a flipped classroom containing the CLZ platform as a teaching tool, the assements form of lesson plans, and English test papers. Data were analysed using mean, SD, dependent t-test and correlation analysis. The results found that (1) this flipped classroom programme was effective and feasible (2) students' English achievements improved significantly after using the flipped classroom that included the CLZ platform as an teaching tool. The results of the data through Mean,T-test and S.D show that the, the lesson plan assement x̄ =4.54, it can be used very appropriated. The x̄ on the pre-test=74 and x̄ on post-test=84, the the S.D on pre-test=16.71, the post-test S.D=12.26, (S.D=4.45, P < 0.05). Proof of above, 30 students who participated in the study showed significant improvement in their glish achievements after a 4-week English flipped classroom.-