A BYOD Hybrid Learning Approach to Incorporating The In-Field Social Study based on Guided Inquiry Learning Strategy: Design and Evaluation of Enjoy The Field Trip Ever Project (EFTE)

Abstract

Social study plays a critical role in understanding different phenomena in the society from the past to the present. This involves several subjects ranging from geography, history, science to arts. Many schools promote this learning by taking students to study in the actual fields to experience their contexts; however, the students could not fully inquire the knowledge due to the limitations of learning activities. With the advancements in mobile technology, the students are encouraged to use their own devices to obtain more knowledge. Based on this perspective, the researchers aimed to tackle this challenge by redesigning such learning activities. Therefore, this study introduced the design of hybrid learning approach to incorporate the in-field social study. A careful analysis of learning activities has been designed to support the mobile learning; moreover, the missions to accomplish at the sites are developed to reflect the content of the certain subjects behind. After one-day field trip with the proposed approach, the debriefing session is given in the classroom to ensure that all students can reach and understand the historical story from their actions. To retrieve the initial feedback of this approach, a simple evaluation was done, and the results were collected for further improvement.