Perceptions of Future Teachers Experiencing Flipped Learning as Students in a Master’s Course in Spain

Abstract

Flipped learning generally enables educators to engage students in their learning process. At present, creating a flipped learning environment is usually in the hands of educators, but some might not even be aware of this active methodology. We propose teacher training as an ideal way to expose future teachers to flipped learning, which might inspire them to use active methodologies with future students. In this study, 315 future teachers participated —students of the Teacher Training for Secondary and Vocational Training Education master’s degree program at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain—. A survey was used to examine perceptions of flipped learning along seven cohorts (from 2015–2016 to 2021–2022). Most of the participants had no experience with flipped learning. Our analysis has shown future teachers’ positive perceptions of the flipped learning model and unveiled significant differences when comparing the cohorts. Our hope is that teachers become ready to engage their students through active methodologies and thus help foster quality education among our future generations. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.