INFLUENCE OF MIXED TEACHING MODE ON THE LEARNING OUTCOMES TO UNDERGRADUATE PIANO COURSES AT YUNNAN TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY, CHINA

Abstract

The objectives of this study were 1) to explore the influence of mixed teaching on the learning effect, 2) to improve the teaching quality of undergraduate piano courses, 3) to provide reference basis and improvement strategies for universities to improve and promote mixed teaching. The research methodology was quantitative research. The conceptual framework of this research was applied from constructivism theory of Xi Yuan’s study. The population consisted of 450 students who enrolled in undergraduate piano course at Yunnan Technology and Business University, China. The samples of 207 students were determined by Krejcie and Morgan table. The instruments used in this research was a 5-rating questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis were percent, mean, standard deviation, and t-test. The study results revealed that 1) the influence of mixed teaching on the learning effect, the overall the teaching quality of undergraduate piano courses was at a much level. 2) Students 'learning characteristics, teachers' teaching factors and learning platform factors have a positive influence effect on the learning effect of undergraduates. 3) The high level of interactive behavior, self-regulation and psychological preparation in the mixed teaching mode, partly reflects the good fitness of undergraduates in the mixed teaching. In addition, undergraduates showed evaluation of teachers' mixed teaching ability and learning platform at the high level.