DEVELOPMENT OF MOOC-BASED BLENDED LEARNING PROCESS TO ENHANCE CREATIVE THINKING OF ART MAJOR STUDENTS

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to develop a MOOC-based blended learning process to enhance creative thinking among art major students, 2) to compare the level of creative thinking after learning with a criterion of 70 percent, and 3) to investigate students' satisfaction with the MOOC-based blended learning process. The sample for this study consisted of 30 students majoring in Fine Arts at ZhouKou Normal University, located in ZhouKou City, Henan Province. The participants were selected using cluster random sampling. The experimental design employed a one-group post-test design. The research instruments included six lesson plans for the MOOC-based blended learning process, a creative thinking test, and a student satisfaction questionnaire. The data analysis involved the following: 1) calculation of the mean and standard deviation (SD) for the post-test creative thinking data, 2) conducting a one-sample t-test on the post-test creative thinking data, and 3) calculation of the mean and standard deviation for the student satisfaction data.

The study yielded the following results. Firstly, the MOOC-based blended learning process consisted of five steps: 1) Learning on MOOC, 2) Creating New Knowledge, 3) Providing Situations for Creative Thinking, 4) Collaborative Creative Thinking, and 5) Exhibiting the Results of Creative Thinking. Secondly, the students' creative thinking improved significantly after engaging in the MOOC-based blended learning process, surpassing the criterion of 70% at a statistical significance level of .05. Lastly, the students' satisfaction with the MOOC-based blended learning process was significantly higher than the criterion of 3.51 at a statistical significance level of .05