Flipped classrooms benefit students in STEM subjects such as chemistry, engineering, mathematics, and physics less than students in other subjects¶

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q3 i1 Subgroup analysis by subject found small effect sizes for Chemistry (ES = 0.10), Engineering (ES = 0.17), Physics (ES = 0.15), and Math (ES = 0.13), compared with larger effects for Computer Science (ES = 0.96) and Education (ES = 0.80). → Hwan Young Jang and Hye Jeong Kim 2020

Evidence¶

Hwan Young Jang and Hye Jeong Kim 2020¶

Hwan Young Jang and Hye Jeong Kim. (2020). A Meta-Analysis of the Cognitive, Affective, and Interpersonal Outcomes of Flipped Classrooms in Higher Education. Educ. Sci. 2020, 10, 115. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci10040115

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Random effects subgroup analysis by subject area across the 43 studies (Table 6). STEM subjects including "Engineering, ES = 0.17, Physics, ES = 0.15, Math, ES = 0.13" and Chemistry (ES = 0.10) showed small effects; Computer Science (ES = 0.96) and Education (ES = 0.80) the largest. Business (ES = −0.93, k = 1) requires careful interpretation.

"The effect sizes by subject were Computer Science, ES = 0.96, Education, ES = 0.80, Psychology, ES = 0.45, Nursing, ES = 0.44, Mixed subject, ES = 0.44, Science, ES = 0.43, Medicine, ES = 0.37, Pharmaceutical Medicine, ES = 0.29, Physiology, ES= 0.22, Management, ES = 0.19, Engineering, ES = 0.17, Physics, ES = 0.15, Math, ES = 0.13, English, ES = 0.12, Chemistry, ES= 0.10, and Business, ES = −0.93."

Discussion¶

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