Gamification of the educational process using the “flipped classroom” technology

Abstract

The “flipped classroom” technology is designed to enhance the cognitive activity of students due to the fact that “class” and “home” work are interchanged. Along with the indisputable advantages of this technology for the learning process, there are a number of difficulties in its implementation. The research problem is the search for ways to increase the efficiency of using the flipped classroom technology in the educational process. The methodological basis of the study included the main provisions of the system-activity approach, the essence of which lies in the fact that in the educational process, the central and system-forming factor is the activity and methods of its implementation. In accordance with this approach, a sequence of activities has been built for first-year university students, aimed at achieving the planned learning outcomes. The novelty of the study lies in the fact that the principles of gamification are applied within a certain pedagogical technology with the aim of forming cognitive functions that are in demand in modern society. The data of the pedagogical experiment on the described technology for organizing the educational process are presented by the example of studying the topic “Information Security”. Based on the results of the experiment, as well as data analysis using the χ2-Pearson criterion, the effectiveness of the proposed approach is proved both in terms of increasing the degree of formation of the relevant competencies and in terms of cognitive and personal development of students. Recommendations on the gamification of the educational process using the “flipped classroom” technology have been formulated, which can be used to change traditional methodological training systems in order to achieve modern educational results.