Flipped Classroom Model and Practical Suggestions

Rapid changes in information and communication technologies have increased learners’ expectations, which have caused researchers to search for new and effective ways of learning. In this respect, with the combined use of the advantages of both traditional learning models and distance education, use of blended learning models has become popular. The flipped classroom model, one of such blended models, has frequently been on the agenda in recent years. For the purpose of examining the applicability of the flipped classroom model, a number of studies in related literature have been conducted on this model, which can be defined briefly as the replacement of homework assignments with class teaching. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the application of the flipped classroom model increasingly popular in Turkey as well as in the world and to examine its application areas, the components necessary for an effective application of the flipped classroom model, the benefits of the model and the problems likely to be experienced in the application process of the model