Analysis of the prospective use of flipped classroom by future teachers of Spanish Language and Literature in Secondary Education

Abstract

The main objective of the present study is to analyse the perceptions of Secondary Education Master’s Degree students as teachers of Spanish language and its literature for native speakers on the future use of the flipped classroom. This mixed qualitative and quantitative study was carried out under an interpretive paradigm that shares characteristics with participatory action research. A non-probabilistic sample was selected from the students enrolled in a compulsory module of the program (n = 38). The questionnaire was validated and structured in 5 items and 24 sub-items with open and closed questions. The majority of the participants (81.58%) believe that they will use the flipped classroom methodology. On the other hand, lack of training in audiovisual production and of experience in their first years of teaching were the main reasons given by those who affirm that they will not use this methodology with their students. The proposal of flipped classrooms aroused in the participants a greater conviction of the suitability of its use, as well as a greater awareness of their own limitations regarding this method.