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Table 3 An overview of the reviewed studies of K-12 flipped classrooms

From: A critical review of flipped classroom challenges in K-12 education: possible solutions and recommendations for future research

Study

Context

Subject

Sample size (approach)

Student age and grade level (if available)

Research design (duration)

Bhagat et al. (2016)

High school (Taiwan)

Math

41 (FC)

41 (TC)

Aged 14–15

QE (6 weeks)

Chao et al. (2015)

High school (Taiwan)

Engineering

46 (FC)

45 (TC)

Aged ~17

Grade 11

QE (8 weeks)

Chen (2016)

High school (USA)

Health

33 (FC)

31 (TC)

Grade 9

QE (3 weeks)

Clark (2015)

Secondary school (USA)

Math

42 (FC)

Aged 13–15

Grade 9

CS (7 weeks)

DeSantis et al. (2015)

High school (USA)

Math

26 (FC)

21 (TC)

Grades 9–11

QE (1 topic)

Grypp and Luebeck (2015)

High school (USA)

Math

21 (FC)

Not mentioned

AR (3 weeks)

Huang and Hong (2016)

High school (Taiwan)

English

40 (FC)

37 (TC)

Aged ~16

Grade 10

QE (12 weeks)

Kettle (2013)

High school (England)

Physics

12 (FC)

Aged 16–18

AS/A2 level

PE (appeared to be one semester)

Kirvan et al. (2015)

High school (USA)

Math

29 (FC)

25 (TC)

Grades 7–8

QE (appeared to be one topic)

Lai and Hwang (2016)

Elementary school (Taiwan)

Math

20 (SRFC)

24 (FC)

Grade 4

QE (4 weeks)

Mazur et al. (2015)

High school (Canada)

Social studies

5 classes (FC)

Grade 9

AR (1 year)

Schultz et al. (2014)

High school (USA)

Chemistry

29 (FC)

32 (TC)

Aged 15–18

Grades 10–12

QE (4 months)

Snyder et al. (2014)

High school (USA)

Social studies

209 (FC)

Grade 9

Action research (3 years)

Tsai et al. (2015)

Elementary school (Taiwan)

Computer

50 (FPBL)

48 (PBL)

46 (TC)

Grade 6

QE (15 weeks)

Wang (2016)

High school (Taiwan)

Chinese

29 (MAFC)

27 (FC)

Aged 15–16

Grade 11

QE (2 weeks)

  1. FC flipped classroom, FPBL problem-based learning with flipped classroom, MAFC mobile-assisted flipped classroom, PBL problem-based learning, SRFC self-regulated flipped classroom, TC traditional classroom, AR action research, CS comparison study (historical control), PE pre-experimental (single group study), QE quasi-experimental design