Background: Active learning is an instructional method that engages students in the learning
process. Aim: to explore the effect of active learning strategies on classroom engagement among
baccalaureate nursing students. Design: Descriptive, cross sectional study design was used. Setting:
The study was conducted in the Faculty of Nursing at Assiut University - Egypt. Subject: Convenient
sample for 4th year undergraduate baccalaureate nursing students in 2 nd semester (N=107) divided
into four groups. Study tool: The data were collected using: Self-administered questionnaire
including part (I) Socio demographic data, part (II) Active Learning Scale, part (III) Student
Engagement scale, Results:. There was a positive correlation between active learning strategies &
classroom engagement for nursing students. Conclusion: there were statistically significant
differences between active learning and classroom engagement among studied nursing students with
all items. Recommendation: Encourage repeated study researches at all classes in this faculty to
identify and measure faculty behaviors that promote engagement in the classroom would allow for
the comparison of student and instructor perceptions and increase the validity of the measurement of
active learning environments.