Evaluation of students' dependency on out-of-class learning: a flipped classroom approach

Abstract

The flipped classroom method enables the provision of reference material for students' out-of-class learning prior to the in-class teaching and learning process. In this work-in-progress paper, a study is reported that the findings of the study on students' dependency on five entities, namely, peers, Internet, books, exercises and subject teachers, during out-of-class learning in the absence of teachers. The study was conducted on a total of 31 students which focused on Mathematics subject. Results obtained from the study revealed that, the students relied on their peers, initially but turned to the Internet once they had mastered their learning.