Abstract:
The use of learning technologies, especially multimedia provides varied facilities for
students' learning that are not possible with other media. Pedagogical literature has
proved that individuals have different learning styles. Flipped classroom is a pedagogical
approach which means that activities that have traditionally taken place inside the
classroom take place outside the classroom and vice versa. The flipped classroom
environment ensures that students become more active participants as compared with in
the traditional classroom. The purpose of this paper is to fulfil the needs regarding the
review of recent literature on the use of the flipped classroom approach in education. The
contribution of the flipped classroom to education is discussed in relation to the changes
in students' and instructors' role. Subsequently, flipped classroom applications in various
disciplines of education are illustrated. The recommendations made in the literature for
design specifications that integrate flipped classrooms with technology are discussed. The
paper concludes that a careful consideration of the warnings and recommendations made
in the literature can help to produce effective flipped classroom environments and also
this paper attempts to inform those who are thinking of using new technologies and
approaches to deliver courses.
Description:
A dissertation in the Department of Information Technology Education,
Faculty of Technical Education, submitted to the School of
Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Science
(Information Technology Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
MAY, 2020