The Impact of Blended Learning with TikTok on The Crop Production Technology Course at An Agricultural School, Hebei, China

Background and Aim: Integrating social media platforms like TikTok into education has dramatically improved learning experiences, as TikTok can provide engaging, small-scale teaching content for courses. This study investigates the impact of blended learning with TikTok on student performance in the crop production technology course at Tangshan Agricultural School in Hebei, China. It aims to assess differences in student performance between blended learning with TikTok and traditional teaching methods, evaluate student acceptance and satisfaction with TikTok as a learning tool, and determine TikTok’s impact on learning motivation, clarity of instructional content. Methodology: A quasi-experimental design involved 100 students divided into two groups: 50 in the blended learning with TikTok group and 50 in the traditional learning group. Pre-tests and post-tests were administered, and the resulting data were analyzed using paired t-tests and independent t-tests in Jamovi software. Additionally, a questionnaire was distributed to assess student acceptance and satisfaction. Results: The blended learning with the TikTok group significantly outperformed the traditional learning group in theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and decision-making ability (p < 0.001). Additionally, students in the blended learning with TikTok group exhibited greater acceptance (mean = 4.46), satisfaction (mean = 4.44), learning motivation (mean = 4.45), and clarity of instructional content (mean = 4.50) with TikTok as a learning tool. These results confirm that blended learning with TikTok is more effective than traditional teaching methods in improving student learning outcomes, aligning with the research objectives. Conclusion: This research demonstrates that integrating TikTok into a blended learning framework significantly enhances students' academic performance in the crop production technology course. Additionally, students expressed high satisfaction with their experience using the TikTok platform. The findings highlight the effectiveness of TikTok in agricultural education and suggest that incorporating TikTok into blended learning models can modernize agricultural education, making education more engaging and accessible.