In a traditional classroom, the is generally time-based, meaning the whole class moves at the same pace—all students get the same lesson on the same day, and are tested on that material at the same time, and then they all move the next topic regardless of their individual exam performance or if they have gaps in their knowledge.
Blended classrooms are to allow the use of a , which that not all students are going to ‘get’ the material at the same time. Some students might need more time to understand a topic, while at other times those same students will speed ahead.
By giving students as much time as they need on a topic and letting them decide when they are ready to be tested, blended classes can help to that students only when they have shown that they can apply what they have learned .
Blended learning, though, like any teaching approach, brings with it some important . Because this approach depends on technical resources, they have to be , , and easy to use for both the students and the teachers.
Often times there is also a that has to be navigated especially for those that have never used technology in the classroom.