THE “FLIPPED CLASSROOM” METHOD: HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE

Abstract

The presented article raises the question of the relevance of the application of the “flipped classroom” method as an alternative to the traditional lecture in the organization of the modern educational process. The purpose of the article is to reflect the main advantages of the flipped classroom method and prove its effectiveness in the context of both voluntary and forced transition to distance learning. The paper presents results of a sociological survey regarding distance education, which justify the search for new effective teaching methods. The article describes the main stages of the formation of the concept of the “flipped classroom” in world science, describes the first experience of its practical application, reveals the essence of this method. The practical value of the article lies in the author’s own experience of applying the “flipped classroom” method in preparing students for the unified state exam in social studies, described in detail by the author. The article contains practical conclusions that reflect the effectiveness of the applied method. In the conclusion, it was supposed that the “flipped classroom” method is an effective and modern alternative to the traditional forms of organizing the educational process.