A critical review of flipped classroom challenges in K-12 education: possible solutions and recommendations for future research

By Chung Kwan Lo, Khe Foon Timothy Hew. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2017

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An increasing number of teachers are using flipped classroom approach in their teaching. This instructional approach combines video-based learning outside the classroom and interactive group learning activities inside the classroom. The purpose of the present review is to provide an overview of flipped classroom studies in K-12 education. Particularly, we put emphasis on revealing and addressing the potential challenges of flipped classroom approach. Fifteen journal publications of K-12 flipped classrooms were analyzed in terms of their flipped learning activities, student achievement, student attitude, and challenges encountered. The results suggested that a variety of pre-class (e.g., online exercises) and in-class (e.g., brief review, individual practices) activities were provided in addition to instructional videos and small-group activities respectively. The use of flipped classroom approach in K-12 education yielded a neutral or positive impact on student achievement when compared to traditional classroom. Mixed results of student attitude toward flipped classroom approach were discovered. Challenges of implementing flipped classrooms were identified and categorized into student-related challenges, faculty challenges, and operational challenges. Based on the suggestions of previous studies together with relevant empirical supports, we propose a rudimentary flipped classroom model and a set of 10 guidelines to address these challenges. Finally, several recommendations of future research are provided.

Subfields: Education, Media Technology

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Citations in the corpus

• Facilitating student engagement through the flipped learning approach in K-12: A systematic review (2020, background): “…is important for authors to include as much information as possible, so that readers may understand the conditions under which the research was conducted, to be able to gauge whether the results and recommendations are valuable for their own situation (Hodgson et al., 2017; Lo, 2017; Slavin, 2008).”
• Flipped classroom in English language teaching: a systematic review (2020, background): “Parallel to this finding, Lo and Hew (2017) also commented on the lack of flipped classrooms research with K-12 students not only in ELT but also in other fields.”