The effectiveness of flipped classroom method on the academic achievement and critical thinking Development of female students at Arab open University

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This research aims to explore the effectiveness of flipped classroom method on academic achievement and critical thinking development of female students at Arab Open University.

In order to answer the research questions and examine its hypotheses, a quasi- experimental approach was adopted.

The sample consisted of 40 female students; 20 of them were assigned to an experimental group in which they studied the course using flipped classroom method, and 20 of them were assigned to the control group in which they studied the course using the conventional method.

The research instruments consisted of an academic achievement test and critical thinking test, that were applied before and after the intervention on both groups.

Findings showed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group and the control group in favor of the experimental group in terms of the achievement test.

Furthermore, findings also indicated that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group and the control group on the post application of the critical thinking test in favor of the experimental group.