FLIPPED CLASSROOM IN MEDICAL EDUCATION

While continuous development of technology necessitates integration of technology into education, education systems are obliged to develop and change in order to meet the needs of the age and adapt to the age in every field from pre-school education to university. This change has led to the emergence of new approaches to teaching and learning, and brought forth the feasibility of the flipped classroom system, a new educational strategy in the teaching-learning process. With the help of asynchronous systems, the flipped clasroom system provides students with the opportunity to access the parts of the subjects that are suitable for individual learning outside the school as well as to provide more individual or group problem-solving activities in the classroom environment. Briefly, this system, which gives students the opportunity to focus on the problems they face in their individual learning, is defined as the replacement of homework and classroom instruction. In the flipped classroom, students learn the content of the course by using online resources at home, and evaluate the classroom hours with activities using active learning methods such as teacher-guided discussion and problem solving. The aim of this study is to introduce the concept of flipped classroom, flipped classroom model in terms of technique and application, studies about flipped classroom applications in medical education, advantages and disadvantages of flipped classroom. Taking into account the results of the data collected from the applications of the flipped classroom system, which is a new process in education, it is thought that if this system is recognized and integrated into education, it will provide many convenience to students and teachers in the education process.