Combining Flipped Learning and Formative Assessment to Enhance the Learning Performance of Students in Programming

Information technology is booming, students are no longer just acquiring knowledge through books, and their learning approaches are no longer limited to traditional lectures or classrooms. In recent years, flipped learning has become a novel instructional strategy, which allows meaningful learning by watching videos or reading materials before class in a student-oriented way. However, teachers cannot confirm whether students can learn new knowledge and concepts through flipped learning. Therefore, this study aims flipped learning combined with formative assessment to explore whether students can effectively improve their learning performance in programming This study designed and recorded videos and developed an online formative assessment system to provide test items related to APP Inventor programming These results show that compared with the control group, the experimental group can significantly improve their learning performance and learning progress in programming by combining flipped learning and the online formative assessment system. In addition, the teacher can examine each student's problems in the learning process through the proposed system by this study, and give them help and guidance in programming.