Harmonizing pedagogy and technology : insights into teaching approaches that foster sustainable motivation and efficiency in blended learning

Radovan, Marko (author), Makovec Radovan, Danijela (author)

This study aims to investigate the impact of blended learning strategies on various student outcomes in Vocational Education and Training (VET) contexts, addressing gaps in the existing literature and informing the refinement of blended learning approaches to enhance educational experiences. The main goal of the study was to explore the impact of teaching approaches used on student attitudes, satisfaction, motivation, and the workload of VET students. Data were collected from 106 students across seven VET programs through an online survey. The findings reveal that collaborative learning significantly enhances student engagement and satisfaction, while the integration of technology in blended learning environments improves educational experiences. However, challenges such as perceived overload are acknowledged. The study also highlights the critical role of assessment and feedback in fostering student satisfaction and competence. Based on these results, the study recommends enhancing collaborative learning through strategic support for diversity and technology integration and optimizing assessment and feedback mechanisms to improve engagement and reduce stress. These recommendations aim to refine blended learning strategies in VET, contributing to better educational outcomes and addressing the identified gaps in the literature.

• Language: English
• Keywords: blended learning strategies, assessment and feedback mechanisms, vocational education and training, student engagement and satisfaction, technology integration in education
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 25.03.2024
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: Str. 1-19
• Numbering: [issue] 7, [article] 2024
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-155872
• UDC: 377
• ISSN on article: 2071-1050
• DOI: 10.3390/su16072704
• COBISS.SI-ID: 190427395
• Publication date in RUL: 23.04.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Sustainability
• Shortened title: Sustainability
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISSN: 2071-1050
• COBISS.SI-ID: 5324897

Licences

• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: učna tehnologija, kombinirano učenje, poklicno izobraževanje, strokovno izobraževanje, študenti, izobraževalna tehnologija

Projects

• Funder: Other - Other funder or multiple funders
• Funding programme: Ministrstvo za izobraževanje, znanost in šport
• Project number: C3 K5
• Name: NextGenerationEU, Republika Slovenija, Ministrstvo za vzgojo in izobraževanje in Evropska unija
• Acronym: C3 K5