Resumen: The inclusion of active learning methodologies in university degrees, such as Flipped Classroom and Role-playing require a higher degree of student involvement, greater dynamism in learning and increased content interaction. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Flipped Classroom and Role-Playing (FC + RP) methods as compared to the traditional lecturer-based (LB) method, on the academic performance of social work students. It also aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the FC + RP in terms of satisfaction with the subject and the method used, and finally, with respect to the perceived difficulty of each theoretical topic. The hypotheses stating that students using FC+RP methods obtained a higher academic performance, and a lower perception of difficulty of the content as compared to students using the traditional LB method were verified. However, it was not verified that students using FC + RP methods have greater satisfaction with the subject and the method used. Idioma: Inglés DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2019.1693532 Año: 2019 Publicado en: Social Work Education 39, 7 (2019), 879-892 ISSN: 1470-1227 Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.529 - Education (Q2) - Social Work (Q2) - Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q2)