The Benefits and Challenges of Implementing Flipped Classroom in Secondary Education

Abstract

The objective of this research was to analyze the benefits and challenges of implementing flipped classroom in secondary education. A qualitative approach was used, adopting a case study design. A specific educational institution in the city of Quito, where flipped classroom was implemented as a teaching model, was selected. Data were collected from four teachers through observations of 40 virtual classes in the tenth year of Basic General Education, during January 2022. The results demonstrate that flipped classroom fosters students' information seeking, collaboration, and practical application, with activities designed to investigate and gather relevant data, promoting understanding and collaborative knowledge construction. It is concluded that flipped classroom in secondary education promotes active student participation in information seeking and collaborative activities, but it requires proper guidance to foster critical thinking and research skills development. Practical activities should be aligned with learning objectives, and a trusting environment should be created, offering complementary explanations and showing interest in students' inquiries for contextualized understanding.