AN ASSESSMENT OF FLIPPED CLASSROOM AND ITS EFFECTS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS

---

Background of the study

Flipped learning is a type of blended-learning approach of instruction. It promotes learning that is focused on the learner, as well as involvement and accomplishment. It's also a hybrid method, with teachers combining "traditional face-to-face instruction with an online component" (Tucker, 2012). A flipped classroom is ideal for teachers who believe in the efficacy of direct or explicit instruction and its benefits in the classroom. In the traditional classroom teaching paradigm, the instructor is usually the main focus of a lecture and the main leader of information during the class hour. While the instructor responds to questions, students have varying needs for guidance and responses from the instructor. Individual lessons in a classroom with a fundamentally traditional educational style may be didactic and subject-oriented. In the traditional paradigm, student engagement is limited to activities in which students work alone or in small groups on an application task created by the teacher. The teacher normally sits in the middle of class discussions, regulating and, if necessary, influencing the course of the conversation (Ryback and Sanders, 1980). This teaching style usually includes assigning students the task of reading from a textbook or practicing a subject by completing an assignment. The in-class activities in flipped classrooms are reinvented. In-class courses that accompany flipped classrooms may include action learning or more traditional homework assignments, among other ways, to engage students in the topic. Some examples of class activities are as follows: using five traditional vs. flipped classroom techniques Extensive laboratory investigations, original document analysis, debate or speech presentation, current event discussions, peer review, project-based learning, and skill development or idea practice are all examples of math manipulative and innovative mathematical technology (Bergmann and Sams, 2012). In terms of student and teacher academic success, the flipped classroom model offers numerous advantages and disadvantages. Some of the advantages are as follows:

Students should read: Provide students with learning opportunities at various times based on their learning capacities; Improving students' ability to comment; Providing continual access to information; Providing opportunities for parents to support more children by attending courses; Providing pupils with the ability to take charge of their own learning activities Allow students to actively collaborate and practice on one another. Teachers should provide opportunities for pupils to be more helpful in the classroom, and engaging activities with students should help to alleviate problems with student behavior in classroom management. Methods used in traditional classrooms versus those used in flipped classrooms Students should be able to work in small groups. Allow the teacher to clarify the issues in order to prevent wasting time repeating them. Allow for the establishment of instructor-student relationships (Gençer, Gürbulak, Adgüzel, 2014). The flipped learning paradigm will, of course, have certain disadvantages. The flipped classroom method will not work for everyone, just as classroom lecture does not work for everyone. The biggest constraint of the flipped classroom technique today is that not all students and institutions have access to the resources necessary to make it function. Lower-income children and families may lack access to the computers and internet equipment required for the flipped classroom. Every student has his or her own unique gadget, which is essential to the framework. This is not the case for every student or school district. Students who do not own a computer or have access to the internet would be forced to use public computers at the library or at school. To some extent, this detracts from the close and intimate experience of attending a lecture. Because students may finish it on their own time and in their own way, having lectures as homework is extremely successful. Time limits are normally in place on library or school computers, and access may be restricted if the computer is congested.

1.2 Statement Of Research Problem

Teachers have used flipped classrooms in schools, however when this method is used with primary school pupils, their academic success suffers due to a number of factors (Gençer, Gürbulak, Adgüzel, 2014). For example, a flipped classroom has two disadvantages. One of them is the difficulty in adjusting to the pupils and functioning in accordance with the flipped classroom principles (Tucker, 2012), which require prior knowledge of the class material. Another disadvantage of the flipped classroom is that it necessitates a significant amount of effort and preparation on the part of the teacher.

1.3  Objectives Of The Study

The primary objective of this study are as follows:

1. To find out the effect of flipped classroom on the academic performance of primary school pupils.
2. To find out how effective flipped classroom is on the academic performance of primary school pupils
3. To find out how to improve learning method of primary school pupil in other to improve their academic performance.

1.4  Research questions

1. Does flipped classroom have effect on the academic performance of primary school pupil?

2. Do you think flipped classroom is effective on the academic performance of primary school pupils?

3. Can  learning method  of teaching primary school pupils be improved upon?

1.5 Research hypothesis

H0: flipped classroom does not affect performance of primary school pupils

1.6  Significance of the study

The significance of this study cannot be underestimated as:

This study will examine the effect of flipped classroom on academic performance of primary school pupils.

The findings of this research work will undoubtedly provide the much needed information to government organizations, NAFDAC, advertising agenciesand academia.

1.7  Scope of the study

This study intends to examine the effect of flipped classroom on academic performance of primary school in Akure South local government area of  ONDO state. Hence, selected primary schools and pupils will be used as a case study.

1.8 Limitations of the study

This study was constrained by a number of factors which are as follows:

just like any other research, ranging from unavailability of needed accurate materials on the topic under study, inability to get data

Financial constraint , was faced by  the researcher ,in getting relevant materials  and  in printing and collation of questionnaires

Time factor: time factor pose another constraint since having to shuttle between writing of the research and also engaging in other academic work making it uneasy for the researcher

1.9 Operational definition of terms

Effect: a change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.

Flipped classroom:  a flipped classroom, the instruction is delivered online, outside of class. ... Then, class time is spent doing what ordinarily may have been assigned as homework.

Academic performance:  the extent to which a student, teacher or institution has attained their short or long-term educational goals.

BUY THIS TOPIC ON WHATSAPP

Related Project Materials

AN EVALUATION OF BANDITRY AND ITS A CRITICAL EFFECT ON RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Nigeria has been a battleground for quite some time. Aside from the ongoing con...

Read more

EVALUATION OF THE ATTITUDE OF RADIOGRAPHERS TOWARDS GERIATRIC PATIENTS IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH IBADAN(UCH)

Background of the study

The provision of healthcare services to the geriatric population presents uniqu...

Read more

EVALUATION OF EFFECTS OF COLLABORATIVE AND PORTFOLIO WRITING STRATEGIES ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE IN ESSAY WRITING IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

ABSTRACT

The study investigated the effects of collaborative and portfolio writing strategies on students‟ performance in essay writing i...

Read more

ENHANCING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION THROUGH THE USE OF CLOUD-BASED LEARNING TOOLS

ABSTRACT: Enhancing vocational education through the use of cloud-based learning tools represents a transformative approach to modernizing edu...

Read more

AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Many developing countries are competing to attract foreign direct investment with a belief that it can be a tool for poverty red...

Read more

THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

ABSTRACT

This study is set to examine the effect of social networking sites on the academic performance...

Read more

A REVIEW OF DEMOCRACY AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT A CASE STUDY OF BUHARI ADMINISTRATION (2015-2019)

Background of the study

The relationship between democracy and national development is widely appreciat...

Read more

CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF CORROBORATION UNDER THE NIGERIAN LAW OF EVIDENCE

ABSTRACT

 

There is no law that says the plaintiff or the prosecution must bring a million witnesses or evidence to cour...

Read more

EFFECT OF BACK EXTENSORS ENDURANCE EXERCISES ON PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL VARIABLES IN PATIENTS WITH LONG-TERM MECHANICAL LOW-BACK PAIN

ABSTRACT

Management of Long-Term Mechanical Low-Back Pain (LMLBP) poses a challenge to clinicians. McKenzie Protocol (MP) is a common eff...

Read more

THE MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY CONTROL OF SOYMILK BEVERAGE SOLD IN INSITITUE OF MANGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS 3 ENUGU.

ABSTRACT

The study is aimed at evaluating the microbiological quality control of soymilk beverage sold...

Read more