Cycling Student-Centered Digital Materials as Model of Enhancing Active Learning Environment

Abstract

This paper provides Cycling Student-Centered Digital Materials (CSCDM) as a model of enhancing active learning environment. The paper introduces three learning phases, Form, In-form and Re-form (FIR) with the 6E model; Engagement, Exploration, Explanation, Elaboration, Evaluation, and Evolution as a learning guide for elementary students in Japan to enhance their motivation and relevance. The CSCDM is designed for twofold; a) to provide intrinsic motivation and learning contents for effective-active learning environment of language and cross culture awareness; and b) Task directions to serve as the learning guide to place student in role more on a long-life educator than on conventional classroom. Within this framework, authors applied the CSCDM design for 5th grade elementary students in an experimental group. The implementation of this study includes three phases; forming digital materials with student-centered engagement, in-forming groups’ presentation and correction of languages used, and re-forming new learning contents based on international partner requested topic. Questionnaire in before and after form illustrated the results of CSCDM phases. The results showed a significant learning gain improvement for experimental group with CSCDM method than for control group without it.