HYBRID LEARNING IN PRIMARY SCHOOL, DOES IT WORK?

Abstract

Flexibility in teaching and learning activities raises its value in the current development of education in which students’ and teachers’ mobility is restricted. With the use of technology, teaching and learning not only can be delivered in the classroom but it can also be done anywhere and anytime. This trend brings us to a hybrid learning classroom. There seem to be many ways and perspectives in looking at hybrid learning. In the current study, it is considered as one of the teaching methods that combines both online and face to face learning at the same time. Online and face to face interaction will be conducted synchronously. This research is designed as qualitative research that describes the teachers’ perspectives on the application of hybrid learning at primary school. A descriptive qualitative method is used as the main way to describe the findings of the study. Data for the study is collected through semi-structured interviews done with the teachers. The result is expected to provide an overview of the hybrid learning application from the teachers’ perspectives. It also tries to provide an explanation on why some teachers are reluctant to apply the method at the primary level.