Abstract

SUMMARY: The flipped classroom is an educational strategy the has had much recent coverage in the literature. The flipped classroom describes an approach whereby course material is first presented to the students prior class, usually via online learning management systems. Classtime is then used for learning-centered activities that built on the preclass work, rather than the tradional instructor-led lecture sessions. This type of instruction enables the educater to be with students when they are engaging in higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy, such as application, analysis, and synthesis. One of the main advantages proposed for the flipped classroom is that it creates opportunities for individualized education. Also, flipped classroom model improved student-teacher interactions and oppotunities for real-time feedback. In research studies, It was shown that students always preferred flipped classroom to traditional classroom. In recent years, flipped classroom model has been expanded in a wide variety of educational settings, including medical education. This article reviews all aspects (from history to research results) of flipped classroom model.

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