Motivation and cognitive load in the flipped classroom: definition, rationale and a call for research
Motivation and cognitive load in the flipped classroom: definition, rationale and a call for research
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DOI:
10.1080/07294360.2014.934336
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发表时间:
2015-01-02
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Dawson, Phillip
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作者:
Abeysekera, Lakmal;Dawson, Phillip
Flipped classroom approaches remove the traditional transmissive lecture and replace it with active in-class tasks and pre-/post-class work. Despite the popularity of these approaches in the media, Google search, and casual hallway chats, there is very little evidence of effectiveness or consistency in understanding what a flipped classroom actually is. Although the flipped terminology is new, some of the approaches being labelled 'flipped' are actually much older. In this paper, we provide a catch-all definition for the flipped classroom, and attempt to retrofit it with a pedagogical rationale, which we articulate through six testable propositions. These propositions provide a potential agenda for research about flipped approaches and form the structure of our investigation. We construct a theoretical argument that flipped approaches might improve student motivation and help manage cognitive load. We conclude with a call for more specific types of research into the effectiveness of the flipped classroom approach.