Using Flipgrid as an Interactive Application to Improve Filipino Students’ Engagement in Language Flexi-Learning

Abstract

The pandemic's massive impact on schools has pushed teachers and students to migrate online and affected students' class engagement. With this, the action research aimed to 1) analyze the previous experiences of the students with other interactive applications, 2) determine if Flipgrid interactive options are an intervention for improving students' engagement, and 3) evaluate the experiences of the students in using Flipgrid interactive options in asynchronous learning. The research used a practical action research design that utilizes mixed methods to address the study's problem and was conducted at Xavier University – Junior High School in the Philippines. To achieve the desired results, the researchers first gave the interactive questionnaire, followed by a survey questionnaire before and after the implementation of the proposed intervention, and conducted a focus group discussion to gather more in-depth information. Twenty respondents took the pre-test, and 17 took the post-test. The results of the data from the statistics and information gathered during the focus group discussion show that students are favorable of the features of Flipgrid. There is also a highly significant difference between the pre-test and post-test results, which means that the proposed intervention, comment section, and view counts effectively alleviate the challenge of students' engagement in asynchronous learning. Based on the perceived response from the participants, Flipgrid, in general, is a great tool to boost students' engagement. Thus, the researchers recommend that teachers maximize the use of Flipgrid for asynchronous sessions.