Flipping Advanced Grammar Sections taught by Anne Agard at Laney College Fall 2008-Fall 2015

The Old System:

Students read a text that demonstrates a grammar point.

The teacher explains the grammar point in class.

The students do some exercises in class to show that they get it.

The teacher plans some more interesting class activities, but often runs out of time.

The teacher assigns some homework. Maybe they do it.

The teacher gives a writing assignment that incorporates the target structure.

The results are disappointing.

The teacher marks up the papers, and the second drafts are better.

The Flipped System

Students work at home on a Moodle site. They:

Read and listen to the text.

Watch short YouTube videos of the teacher explaining the grammar.

Do online exercises.

Participate in online forums.

the teacher if they have a problem.

Two homework hours for every class hour. (At first, they complain.)

Now they go to class.

The teacher answers questions about the homework.

Then they do the fun activities that the teacher didn’t use to have time for.

They discuss the writing prompt in small groups.

They do their writing assignment.

The first drafts are pretty good! The teacher grades them the first time!

Outcomes for six sections,

Outcomes for Traditional Classes: Average for Three Semesters

Outcomes for Online Section Fall 2011

Outcomes for Traditional Classes: Compared to Full Online

Outcomes for Flipped Classes: Average for Three Semesters

Comparing Final Grades: Traditional Classes with Flipped Classes