INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM METHOD

Andreea Elena Trif-Boia

Research Article

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM METHOD

Year 2025, Volume: 11 Issue: 31, 7 - 12, 18.12.2025

Abstract

The use of technology in education has had a significant impact on the teaching-learning-assessment method. The first results could be observed since the 2000s, with the introduction of computers and the internet in schools. This was followed by the emergence and subsequent access expansion to online learning platforms, culminating in the COVID-19 pandemic, when distance learning became the norm and technology became a necessity for every educational institution. The present study proposes an analysis of the Flipped Classroom (FC) method, an innovative pedagogical framework that aligns the principles of instructional design and the integration of technology in the classroom in order to create student-centered learning experiences. From a structural point of view, it first captures the way in which it has taken shape and evolved over time, and then focuses on its main characteristics, definition, application stages, types, impact in the specialized literature.

Keywords

Flipped Classroom , Technology , Teaching , Learning , Instructional Design.

References

Aidinopoulou, Vasiliki, Sampson, Demetrios G., Journal of Educational Technology & Society, Palmerston North, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2017, pp. 237-247.
Ağırman, N., & Ercoşkun, M. H., History of the flipped classroom model and uses of the flipped classroom concept, International Journal of Curriculum and Instructional Studies, 2022, 12(1), 71-88. doi: 10.31704/ijocis.2022.004.
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Definition of Flipped Learning, Flipped Learning Network, March 12, 2014. See https://flippedlearning.org/definition-of-flipped-learning/. Address accessed on August 6th, 2025.
Devon Allcoat, Adrian von Mühlenen, Learning in virtual reality: Effects on performance, emotion and engagement, in Research in Learning Technology Vol. 26, 2018, https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v26.2140.
Herreid, Clyde & Schiller, Nancy, Case Studies and the Flipped Classroom, Journal of College Science Teaching, 2013, 42, pp. 62-66.
Lage, M.J., Platt, G.J., Treglia M., Inverting the Classroom: A Gateway to Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment, in The Journal of Economic Education, December 2000, pp. 30-43, DOI: 10.1080/00220480009596759.
Lebrun, Marcel; Gilson, Coralie; Goffinet, Céline, Vers une typologie des classes inversées. Contribution à une typologie des classes inversées : éléments descriptifs de différents types, configurations pédagogiques et effets, Education & Formation – e-306, Janvier, 2017, pp. 125-146.
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Online Activities and Assessment for the Flipped Classroom, Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo. See: https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/tip-sheets/online-activities-and-assessment-flipped-classroom. Address accessed on July 25, 2025.
Course Design: Planning a Flipped Class, University of Waterloo. See: https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/tip-sheets/course-design-planning-flipped-class. Address accessed on July 25, 2025.
Strayer, J. F., How learning in an inverted classroom influences cooperation, innovation and task orientation, Learning Environments Research, 15(2), July 20th, 2012, 171–193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10984-012-9108-4.
Zhang, Q., Cheung, E.S.T., & Cheung, C.S.T., The impact of flipped classroom on college students’ academic performance: A metaanalysis based on 20 experimental studies. Science Insights Education Frontiers, 8(2), 2021,1059-1080. See: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1295129.pdf. Address accessed on July 26th, 2025.

Year 2025, Volume: 11 Issue: 31, 7 - 12, 18.12.2025

Andreea Elena Trif-Boia

Abstract

References

Aidinopoulou, Vasiliki, Sampson, Demetrios G., Journal of Educational Technology & Society, Palmerston North, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2017, pp. 237-247.
Ağırman, N., & Ercoşkun, M. H., History of the flipped classroom model and uses of the flipped classroom concept, International Journal of Curriculum and Instructional Studies, 2022, 12(1), 71-88. doi: 10.31704/ijocis.2022.004.
Arnold-Garza, S., The Flipped Classroom Teaching Model and Its Use for Information Literacy Instruction. Communications in Information Literacy, 8 (1), 2014, pp. 7-22. https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2014.8.1.161.
Bergmann, Jonathan; Sams, Aaron, Flip YOUR Classroom. Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day, International Society for Technology in Education, 2012.
Cintas, Susana Dimas, The Impact of Flipped Learning on the Language Performance of Beginning Spanish as a Second Language Learners, Revista Nebrija de Lingüística Aplicada a la Enseñanza de Lenguas (RNAEL), Vol. 18, Núm. 36, 2024, doi: 10.26378/rnlael1836561.
Definition of Flipped Learning, Flipped Learning Network, March 12, 2014. See https://flippedlearning.org/definition-of-flipped-learning/. Address accessed on August 6th, 2025.
Devon Allcoat, Adrian von Mühlenen, Learning in virtual reality: Effects on performance, emotion and engagement, in Research in Learning Technology Vol. 26, 2018, https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v26.2140.
Herreid, Clyde & Schiller, Nancy, Case Studies and the Flipped Classroom, Journal of College Science Teaching, 2013, 42, pp. 62-66.
Lage, M.J., Platt, G.J., Treglia M., Inverting the Classroom: A Gateway to Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment, in The Journal of Economic Education, December 2000, pp. 30-43, DOI: 10.1080/00220480009596759.
Lebrun, Marcel; Gilson, Coralie; Goffinet, Céline, Vers une typologie des classes inversées. Contribution à une typologie des classes inversées : éléments descriptifs de différents types, configurations pédagogiques et effets, Education & Formation – e-306, Janvier, 2017, pp. 125-146.
Lebrun, Marcel, Classes Inversées, étendons et « systémisons » le concept! Essai de modélisation et de systémisation du concept de Classes inversées, décembre 17th, 2014. See http://lebrunremy.be/WordPress/?p=740. Address accessed on August 23rd, 2025.
Online Activities and Assessment for the Flipped Classroom, Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo. See: https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/tip-sheets/online-activities-and-assessment-flipped-classroom. Address accessed on July 25, 2025.
Course Design: Planning a Flipped Class, University of Waterloo. See: https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/tip-sheets/course-design-planning-flipped-class. Address accessed on July 25, 2025.
Strayer, J. F., How learning in an inverted classroom influences cooperation, innovation and task orientation, Learning Environments Research, 15(2), July 20th, 2012, 171–193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10984-012-9108-4.
Zhang, Q., Cheung, E.S.T., & Cheung, C.S.T., The impact of flipped classroom on college students’ academic performance: A metaanalysis based on 20 experimental studies. Science Insights Education Frontiers, 8(2), 2021,1059-1080. See: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1295129.pdf. Address accessed on July 26th, 2025.

Year 2025, Volume: 11 Issue: 31, 7 - 12, 18.12.2025

Andreea Elena Trif-Boia

Abstract

References

Aidinopoulou, Vasiliki, Sampson, Demetrios G., Journal of Educational Technology & Society, Palmerston North, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2017, pp. 237-247.
Ağırman, N., & Ercoşkun, M. H., History of the flipped classroom model and uses of the flipped classroom concept, International Journal of Curriculum and Instructional Studies, 2022, 12(1), 71-88. doi: 10.31704/ijocis.2022.004.
Arnold-Garza, S., The Flipped Classroom Teaching Model and Its Use for Information Literacy Instruction. Communications in Information Literacy, 8 (1), 2014, pp. 7-22. https://doi.org/10.15760/comminfolit.2014.8.1.161.
Bergmann, Jonathan; Sams, Aaron, Flip YOUR Classroom. Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day, International Society for Technology in Education, 2012.
Cintas, Susana Dimas, The Impact of Flipped Learning on the Language Performance of Beginning Spanish as a Second Language Learners, Revista Nebrija de Lingüística Aplicada a la Enseñanza de Lenguas (RNAEL), Vol. 18, Núm. 36, 2024, doi: 10.26378/rnlael1836561.
Definition of Flipped Learning, Flipped Learning Network, March 12, 2014. See https://flippedlearning.org/definition-of-flipped-learning/. Address accessed on August 6th, 2025.
Devon Allcoat, Adrian von Mühlenen, Learning in virtual reality: Effects on performance, emotion and engagement, in Research in Learning Technology Vol. 26, 2018, https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v26.2140.
Herreid, Clyde & Schiller, Nancy, Case Studies and the Flipped Classroom, Journal of College Science Teaching, 2013, 42, pp. 62-66.
Lage, M.J., Platt, G.J., Treglia M., Inverting the Classroom: A Gateway to Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment, in The Journal of Economic Education, December 2000, pp. 30-43, DOI: 10.1080/00220480009596759.
Lebrun, Marcel; Gilson, Coralie; Goffinet, Céline, Vers une typologie des classes inversées. Contribution à une typologie des classes inversées : éléments descriptifs de différents types, configurations pédagogiques et effets, Education & Formation – e-306, Janvier, 2017, pp. 125-146.
Lebrun, Marcel, Classes Inversées, étendons et « systémisons » le concept! Essai de modélisation et de systémisation du concept de Classes inversées, décembre 17th, 2014. See http://lebrunremy.be/WordPress/?p=740. Address accessed on August 23rd, 2025.
Online Activities and Assessment for the Flipped Classroom, Centre for Teaching Excellence, University of Waterloo. See: https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/tip-sheets/online-activities-and-assessment-flipped-classroom. Address accessed on July 25, 2025.
Course Design: Planning a Flipped Class, University of Waterloo. See: https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/catalogs/tip-sheets/course-design-planning-flipped-class. Address accessed on July 25, 2025.
Strayer, J. F., How learning in an inverted classroom influences cooperation, innovation and task orientation, Learning Environments Research, 15(2), July 20th, 2012, 171–193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10984-012-9108-4.
Zhang, Q., Cheung, E.S.T., & Cheung, C.S.T., The impact of flipped classroom on college students’ academic performance: A metaanalysis based on 20 experimental studies. Science Insights Education Frontiers, 8(2), 2021,1059-1080. See: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1295129.pdf. Address accessed on July 26th, 2025.

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Primary Language	English
Subjects	Information Systems Education
Journal Section	Research Article
Authors	Andreea Elena Trif-Boia 0000-0003-2468-514X
Submission Date	November 7, 2025
Acceptance Date	November 30, 2025
Publication Date	December 18, 2025
Published in Issue	Year 2025 Volume: 11 Issue: 31

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EndNote	Trif-Boia AE (December 1, 2025) INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM METHOD. IJAEDU- International E-Journal of Advances in Education 11 31 7–12.