Theoretical Research and Instructional Design of the Flipped Classroom

Abstract

Recent advances in ideology and in method have unlocked new directions for education research. The flipped classroom is considered as the most attractive way in this discussion. The flipped classroom is a new pedagogical method, which swaps the arrangement of knowledge imparting and knowledge internalization comparing to traditional classroom. Although anecdotal evidence suggests that student learning is improved for the flipped compared to traditional classroom, it is still an open issue. According to the survey of the prior and ongoing research of the flipped classroom, we found that the flipped classroom still has a lot of room for improvement. In this paper, with an example of computer courses teaching at universities, we study a designing method of classroom interaction, design a test method of teaching effect, and construct a fully functional online learning system and a video recording platform. The paper provides an innovative way to re-form teaching in Chinese schools.