The mixed-methods data analysis revealed that after a semester of conducting
class in different ways for the two introduction to statistics classrooms, there were some
differences evident in the two learning environments. Students in the flip classroom both
preferred and experienced more innovation and cooperation in their classroom learning
experience when compared to the traditional classroom students. This consequence could
be a result of attending a class for an entire semester where more cooperation was
required, and innovative methods were employed in an effort to successfully “flip” the
classroom. Another significant difference between the classrooms is that students in the
flip classroom were less satisfied with how the structure of the class oriented them to the
learning tasks in the course. The analysis showed that the variety of learning activities in
the flip classroom contributed to an unsettledness among students (a feeling of being
“lost”) that students in the traditional classroom did not experience.