AN ASSESSMENT OF FLIPPED CLASSROOM AND ITS EFFECTS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to examine the effect of flipped classroom on academic performance of primary school pupils using selected primary schools in Akure South Local Government Area of  Ondo State as case study. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprise of all the teachers of selected primary schools in Akure South Local Government Area of  Ondo State. In determining the sample size, the researcher conveniently selected 33 respondents while 30 respondents were validated. Self-constructed and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The collected and validated questionnaires were analyzed using frequency tables and percentage, while the hypothesis were tested using chi-square statistical tool.  The result of the findings reveals that; flipped classroom have a significant effect on the academic performance of primary school pupils. Also, flipped classroom is effective on the academic performance of primary school pupils. Therefore it is recommended that when implementing flipped classrooms, teachers should consider whether students can adapt to and accept the curriculum reform and whether the content is suitable for a flipped classroom; and teachers should consider the number of the students, learning stage, subject area, and intervention duration before implementing flipped classrooms  To mention but a few.