Flip Your Idea of Learning With the Flipped Classroom
By: Adam Jones
April 3, 2024The flipped classroom is an alternative learning method to traditional learning. At Carver, Math and Science teachers are converting to a flipped classroom and are seeing positive results.
In the flipped classroom students watch videos at home and work on problem sets in class instead of listening to a teacher lecture during class time and doing work at home. Ms. Hogan, a math teacher here at Carver, adopted the flip classroom during the COVID pandemic, calling it “a slam dunk decision”.
“I think in math classes, it's going to become more the norm,” Hogan said.
The flipped classroom gives teachers more time to focus on their students instead of lecturing for the entire class period. Studies have shown that 15% of students show significant improvements with the flipped classroom. This is because of the extra one-on-one help they can get from their teachers.
“I can spend extra time with them. So it's been way better for me to actually know my student skills,” Hogan said.
Students also gain the opportunity to ask specific questions. Students in flipped classrooms are 10.5% more likely to say that their class time is spent productively.
“The most meaningful conversations I have with my students are usually when I'm working one-on-one with them or in small groups,” said Ms. Hogan.
The flipped classroom helps students build collaboration skills while working on problem sets. More than 70% of students say that they understand course content more while working on collaborative team projects in a flipped classroom than in a traditional classroom.
“I think that some classes using a flip for some of the basic lessons would afford them time in class to build some of those collaborative skills that people need in a workplace. You don't work alone in most jobs,” said Ms. Hogan.
Watching videos can help students learn in ways they like to learn. Kaderina Nguyen is a student in Ms. Hogan’s pre-calculus class and appreciates that aspect of the flipped classroom.
“I like how I am able to pause the videos. Because sometimes there are teachers that talk way too quickly.” Said Nguyen.
The flipped classroom allows students to learn at their own pace, not feeling rushed or held back by the rest of the class.
"The videos are helpful because I can go at my own pace," Nguyen said.
The flipped classroom provides an alternative learning experience that can help students learn.
“I feel more fulfilled as a teacher because I feel like I'm not letting people down as much,” said Ms. Hogan
