Journal Article

How learning in an inverted classroom influences cooperation, innovation and task orientation

Strayer, Jeremy F.

2012

Overview

Recent technological developments have given rise to blended learning classrooms. An inverted (or flipped) classroom is a specific type of blended learning design that uses technology to move lectures outside the classroom and uses learning activities to move practice with concepts inside the classroom. This article compares the learning environments of an inverted introductory statistics class with a traditional introductory statistics class at the same university. This mixed-methods research study used the College and University Classroom Environment Inventory (CUCEI), field notes, interviews and focus groups to investigate the learning environments of these two classrooms. Students in the inverted classroom were less satisfied with how the classroom structure oriented them to the learning tasks in the course, but they became more open to cooperative learning and innovative teaching methods. These findings are discussed in terms of how they contribute to the stability and connectedness of classroom learning communities.

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands,Springer,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Blended Learning / Classroom Design / Classroom Environment / College Students / College University Classroom Environment Inventory / Comparative Analysis / Conventional Instruction / Cooperative Learning / Course Content / Education / Educational Environment / Educational Technology / Focus Groups / Instructional Innovation / Intelligent Tutoring Systems / Interviews / Introductory Courses / Learning / Learning and Instruction / Learning Processes / Mathematics education / Mathematics Instruction / Mixed Methods Research / Original Paper / Sociology of Education / Statistics / Statistics Education / Student Attitudes / Teaching Methods