USA Today reports on researchers at Harvey Mudd College who are studying the effectiveness of flipped classrooms through a three-year, $199,544 grant from the National Science Foundation. According to the article, the researchers’ preliminary results show no demonstrable difference in learning outcomes from a traditionally taught class. During the pilot phase, each professor taught two sections of the same course — one “flipped” and one traditional, using the same material as much as possible, with no major difference being found between class types.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/22/flipped-classrooms-effectiveness/3148447/