Instructional Design of Online Pre-class Tasks of the Flipped Classroom on the Basis of ARCS Model

Abstract

Instructional design of pre-class tasks is the key to the success of the flipped classroom. This paper discusses the application of ARCS model of motivational design in the instructional design of pre-class tasks of English listening and speaking course on the basis of U-MOOC Longman English learning platform, in order to improve the efficiency of flipped classroom teaching. To be more specific, the study shows that the four aspects of ARCS Model of motivation (attention, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction) exert different impacts on students’ motivation level.