Student Centered Learning - Flipped Classroom as Student

One of the most important thing of flipped classroom that the students are  more involved in the educational process

Advantages:

    Learning through activities like working in groups gives them the opportunity to exchange their opinions and ideas which in turn improves their way of thinking . One extra advantage it helps the students with low academic achievements to take advantage of the students with higher academic achievements.

    Presenting the assignments by using computer programs such as PowerPoint or  making videos by using windows media player  will improve their presentation and computer skills.

Disadvantages:

    Working in groups:

ü Is a relatively slow process compared with working alone.

ü Some students will fell that if they have done the task by themselves will be quicker where some of them tend to rely on others.

ü some students will totally ignore what others are suggesting because they are bussy to express their own ideas

ü working in groups will create  a fertile environment for unuseful arguments which will waste our time

    The technology :

ü Not all of the students can afford to own a computer or internet access at home which makes the process of preparing the assignment using the computer difficult for them. In addition that some of them have low computer skills .

Solve the problem:

    Teachers should explain the importance of group working to the students and how it can improves their academic performance to avoid

    Equal distribution of tasks to avoid conflicts between students

    Students with low computer skills can ask for their teacher's assistance.

    Those who don’t have computers at home can do these activities at school during break time.

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