Loyola International School conducts seminar on Flipped Classroom, Ipsative Assessment

Doha: Loyola International School conducted a seminar on Flipped Classroom and Ipsative Assessment in improving teachers’ performance in the classroom environment. This came in a bid to increase students’ engagement, and for them to think critically and solve problems in this digital era.

The seminar was chaired by Principal, Pramod Kumar Ranwaka and Academic Co-ordinators from both branches, Oasis and Al-Nasr. Various teachers presented their ideas about the Flipped Classroom and Ipsative Assessment. 

All teachers are enriched with ideas about the two topics which will help them to create an effective learning environment, improve teaching-learning situations and inspire them to become creative and effective teachers in the modern world.

Mathematics teacher Veena Vijayan presented that Flipped Classroom is an escape from a traditional set of classes where students acquire foundation knowledge through self-study at home before classroom discussion. The Flipped Classroom system is highly beneficial for both online and on-campus students.

ICT teacher Sheba Angela, meanwhile, shared her valuable knowledge that Flipped Classroom provides sufficient time and space for students to explore and experiment and develop comprehensive knowledge on a given topic.

English language teacher Mohona Priya emphasised the importance of Ipsative Assessment in school where learners compare their current performances with the past performances and thereby get to know the weaknesses which they need to improve on. 

Ipsative Assessment helps learners self-assess and by the assessment, they become more self-reliant. She also said that this builds the self-esteem quality in a student.

“Loyola believes in educating the whole child. Its incredible importance is to acknowledge each student as an individual and to have a full understanding of their strength and areas requiring improvement,” Principal Ranwaka said.