Improvement of Changbar Application Teaching on Student Singing Performance in Media and Communications, Sichuan University

Jicuo De; Zhu Lu

doi:10.60027/ijsasr.2024.3671

Authors

Jicuo De School of Music and Recording, Sichuan University of Media and Communication, Sichuan, China https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4806-7688
Zhu Lu Program Director of Ph.D. Art, Music, Sports and Entertainment Management, Graduate School of Business and Advanced Technology Management, Assumption University, Thailand https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6736-4309

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60027/ijsasr.2024.3671

Keywords:

Vocal Teaching; , Blended Teaching; , Vocal Education

Abstract

Background and Aim: Background and Purpose: A flipped classroom, as a modern teaching method, has been widely concerned with improving students' academic performance. This study uses a flipped classroom teaching strategy and modern technology to conduct teaching experiments on students. Through vocal singing tests and questionnaire surveys, this study investigated the influence of mixed teaching methods on the academic achievement of experimental group students.

Materials and Methods: Materials and methods: This study is a quasi-experimental study using quantitative research methods. The subjects of this study are sophomore students majoring in vocal music at the Sichuan University of Media and Communication in China. There is only one group of students, all of whom are experimental groups. The mixed teaching strategy was adopted by 100 students from Class A and Class B in the experimental group. Through the Singing test, we try to understand students' ability in Singing Intonation, Rhythm, Pronunciation, and Stage Performance. And the Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use of ChangbarAPP in blended teaching curricula. The data was collected through tests and questionnaires and analyzed using the statistical software Jamovi. The hypothesis was tested by paired sample t-test.

Results: The results show that blended teaching methods have a very positive impact on students' academic performance. Students' vocal singing ability has been significantly improved. Students showed higher Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use when using ChangbarAPP for blended learning.

Conclusion: Based on the research results, this paper puts forward some suggestions on the application of blended teaching in the vocal music curriculum.

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