More creativity and flexibility in education? Flip the classroom!

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More creativity and flexibility in education? Flip the classroom!

Students would like to see more creativity and flexibility in the application of problem-based learning (PBL). The PBL seven-step approach is successful but has shown signs of erosion in recent years. A flipped classroom format, which encompasses the key learning principles of PBL, can stop this erosion. Research has shown that students highly appreciate this format.

Flipped classroom

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