A review of Nontraditional Teaching Methods: Flipped Classroom, Gamification, Case Study, Self-Learning, and Social Media

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Table 3.
Benefits belonging to personal skills
/
ability associated with targeted nontraditional
teaching methods.
Method
Benefits
Previous Studies
Flipped
Classroom
Improve participation skills
[
38
,
42
,
122
]
Enhance interpersonal skills
[
32
]
Enhance problem-solving skills
[
108
]
Enhance communication skills
[
123
]
Gamification
Enhance teamwork ability
[
124
]
Improve clear and e
ff
ective speaking
[
125
]
Improve analytical and critical thinking ability
[
125
,
126
]
Gain desired skills
[
125
,
127
]
Improve problem-solving ability
[
125
]
Improve social skills
[
22
]
Enhance planning skills
[
101
]
Enhance creativity
[
128
]
Improve learning e
ffi
ciency
[
106
]
Improve visualizing skills
[
121
]
Improve cognitive ability
[
48
]
Improve self-confidence
[
106
]
Improve imagining of real-life situations
[
121
]
Case Study
Improve skills of portraying something
[
107
]
Enhance problem-solving ability
[
23
,
69
]
Develop power of choice
[
23
]
Enhance planning skills
[
23
]
Improve e
ffi
ciency in minorities
[
68
]
Improve communication skills
[
68
]
Improve critical thinking
[
63
,
107
]
Assist in utilization of theoretical knowledge in real-life situations
[
129
]
Self-Learning
Improve self-assessment ability
[
110
]
Improve self-directed learning ability
[
108
]
Improve e
ffi
ciency in female learners
[
111
]
Improve self-management
[
130
]
Enhance self-confidence
[
98
]
Improve social skills
[
112
]
Improve critical and analytical thinking
[
98
]
Social Media
Improve communication skills
[
90
,
113
,
114
,
116
]
Improve creativity
[
113
]
In 2017, Li and Daher [
42
] conducted a study to assess the benefits of adopting the flipped
classroom method for a water resource engineering course. Half (50%) of learners agreed that they
were more involved in class activities in a blended design compared to a traditional method, and
52% of learners believed that class time was more useful and satisfactory compared to traditional
education methods.
Furthermore, implementation of the case study teaching method can assist learners in gaining
problem-based skills that result in significant improvement in their critical thinking and active