Onojah, Amos; Olubode, Olumorin; Adegbija, M.; Babalola, Temitayo (2019)

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Perception of Undergraduate Students on the Utilisation of Flipped Classroom for Learning in South-West Nigeria
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Onojah, Amos; Olubode, Olumorin; Adegbija, M.; Babalola, Temitayo
Abstract

The importance of education to mankind cannot be over emphasised, most especially in the critical moment of technological breakthrough. The flipped classroom is a pedagogical model in which the typical lecture and homework elements of a course are reversed. The roles of students have a corresponding change from passive participants to positive participation. Flipped classroom is an instructional strategy which provides a new methodology and modality for teaching and learning, which one-to-one interaction and more cooperative and collaborative contribution to the teaching process which can improve and encourage social interaction, teamwork and cultural diversity among students. This study investigated the perception of undergraduate students to the use of flipped classroom for learning in south-west Nigeria. The findings established that undergraduate students perceived flipped classroom to be useful and easy to use for learning. It was then recommended that stakeholders in education should procure necessary equipment for flipped classroom.

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Malaysian Journal of Distance Education
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