Flipped Classroom in Surgical Education: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Results

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 studies evaluating the flipped classroom model in surgical education. The dataset, published by Rui Cheng on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license, contains pooled effect sizes and subgroup analyses comparing flipped classroom to traditional lecture methods. It was last updated on 2026-05-28.

Use Cases

• Compare the effectiveness of flipped classroom versus traditional lecture based on reported standard mean differences for total, theoretical, and operational scores.
• Analyze sources of heterogeneity in educational outcomes based on study design, continent, curriculum type, and exam type as described in the subgroup analyses.
• Assess the certainty of evidence for different learning outcomes using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations (GRADE) system results.

Strengths

• Includes results from a meta-analysis of 9 studies with pooled effect sizes and 95% confidence intervals.
• Provides specific standard mean difference scores for total (0.37), theoretical (0.32), and operational (0.56) learning outcomes.
• Follows a predefined protocol with systematic review registration (PROSPERO CRD42024602869).

Limitations

• The dataset is a 172.9 KB PDF summary; the underlying raw data or column-level details are unavailable.
• Row count and specific data structure are unknown, limiting suitability for direct computational analysis.
• The meta-analysis includes only 11 studies, indicating a limited initial evidence base.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 04:36:01.