Developing and Applying TPACK for a Blended Learning Environment: A Rural Higher Education Experience in the Philippines
This study presents the development and application of Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) for blended learning environment (BLE) to a university located in rural area of the Philippines with limited technological resources for online learning. Each element of TPACK model was used as a guide in the development of teaching plan for a blended learning environment. A randomized pretest and posttest quasi experimental research design was used in this experiment to determine the significant difference on the posttest sores of the experimental and control group regarding their achievement test in Computer Fundamentals. Participants of the study consisted 90 freshmen Bachelor of Science in Information Technology students, 45 students each comprising the experimental and control group. An item analyzed multiple choice achievement test floated before and after the experiment. Result revealed that successful integration of technology in a technology deprived university using TPACK model for BLE was evident. Regarding student learning, results revealed that both the experimental and control group slightly increased their mean score using the blended learning approach and traditional teaching inside the classroom. Hence, it is recommended to continuously focus on PCK to further improve the TPACK model for BLE for school in rural areas.