Building the Foundation for Best Practice Evidence and Developing Sound Pedagogy
Despite the variations in implementation processes and outcome measures, these preliminary studies provide important information for nursing educators and provide a beginning foundation to inform future studies.
In five studies, the flipped classroom encouraged active engagement in class activities, improved performance outcomes, and increased course satisfaction (Burden et al., 2015; Critz & Knight, 2013; Geist et al., 2015; Harmon & Hills,
2015; Pence, 2016).
Two studies noted improvement in clinical outcomes through increased self-confidence and patient interactions (Burden et al., 2015; Yacout & Shosha, 2016). However, students were not always satisfied and did express concerns such as the increase in amount of work, a perception of distancing from the instructors, and being unable to manage their time.
In addition, few of the studies addressed how students were prepared by faculty for the flipped classroom experience.