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. 2017 Nov 2;22(1):1395679. doi: 10.1080/10872981.2017.1395679

Table 3.

Comparison of students’ self-perceived competence after flipped classroom and traditional lecture-based classroom methods in ocular trauma clerkship.

Items Group Disagree Neutral Agree Statistics P valuea Effect sizeb
The course improves my communication ability. FG 1 (2.4%) 20 (48.8%) 20 (48.8%) U = 544 0.037* 0.42
  TG 2 (5.7%) 24 (68.6%) 9 (25.7%) (Z = −2.087)    
The course improves my clinical thinking ability. FG 1 (2.4%) 11 (26.8%) 29 (70.7%) U = 555.5 0.049* 0.40
  TG 2 (5.7%) 16 (45.7%) 17 (48.6%) (Z = −1.971)    
The course improves my ability to acquire knowledge. FG 0 (0%) 12 (29.3%) 29 (70.7%) U = 654.5 0.446 0.15
  TG 1 (2.9%) 14 (40%) 20 (57.1%) (Z = −0.762)    
The course improves my ability to give presentations and express my opinions. FG 0 (0%) 21 (51.2%) 20 (48.8%) U = 705.5 0.886 0.03
  TG 0 (0%) 22 (62.9%) 13 (37.1%) (Z = −0.143)    
The course improves my ability in scientific thinking. FG 2 (4.9%) 22 (53.6%) 17 (41.5%) U = 660.5 0.500 0.14
  TG 1 (2.8%) 17 (48.6%) 17 (48.6%) (Z = −0.675)