6 Future Directions for Research on the Flipped Classroom
We suggest that in order to ensure progress, future research on the flipped classroom should employ
controlled studies that objectively examine student performance throughout a semester,
with both traditional and concept-inventory[35] style problems. Further, we recommend that researchers
employing the flipped classroom leverage the existing research and theoretical frameworks
to guide their use and design of in-class activities. As a side-note, we recommend that
researchers clearly describe the activities used for both in-class and out-of-class activities (this
was not always clear for studies we examined). The affordable state of recording technology and
ubiquity web-based dissemination tools make research on the flipped classroom both timely and
cost-effective.