Research on Cultivating Top Students in Flipped College English Classroom

Much attention is focused on the study of flipped classroom. This research is conducted among top students with the purpose of confirming the effect of flipped classroom. It found that flipped classroom does not merely implies learning by oneself, even if objects are top students, teachers are expected to engage more frequently in the learning process than they do in the conventional class. Teachers should develop students' autonomous learning and design pre-class and while-class activities carefully to develop a higher level of cognitive skills such as applying, creating, analyzing and evaluating. It is concluded that top students can reap a lot from flipped classroom with interest and efficiency improved, yet still under the monitor of teachers. Some reflections are offered afterwards.