A flipped classroom in communication systems: Student perception and performance assessments
Keywords:
Flipped classroom, inverted classroom, perception assessment, performance assessment, text-to-speech, synthetic voiceAbstract
Flipped classroom is an emerging course delivery method, where the traditional in-class
and out-of-class activities flip places. The lectures are given out-of-class with electronic
resources and in-class time is reserved for group activities and discussion with the
instructor. In this study, we present our implementation of a flipped classroom in a senior
level undergraduate engineering course. An extensive perception analysis was carried out
with anonymous surveys and face-to-face interviews with students. Performance analysis of
the flipped class was carried out by comparing the achievement level in the course learning
outcomes of previous years’ traditional classes and recent year’s flipped class. The out-of-class
lectures were implemented as machine-voice- narrated presentations. The effect of machine
voice on the flipped classroom is also examined. Students’ perception and reaction to various
aspects of the flipped class are documented. Performance analysis showed a significant
improvement in one category of course learning outcomes. Student perception was positive
overall.
