Case Study: The Flipped Classroom Study

Davies, Dean, and Ball (2013) researched the efficacy of traditional classroom instruction, a flipped classroom, and computer simulations on learning outcomes in college students enrolled in an introductory course on spreadsheets. The goal of the study was to test for significant differences in the teaching approaches.

The researchers employed a 3 2 (teaching strategy pre/post time) mixed design. The first independent variable was teaching strategy with three levels: traditional lecture, flipped classroom, or computer simulations.The second independent variable was time: before and after the teaching intervention. The dependent variable was test scores. Read through thestudy and note the tables of means.

Are there significant main effects for each independent variable?

Is there a significant interaction effect?