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PROCESS-ORIENTED GUIDED INQUIRY
LEARNING(POGIL)
WHAT IS IT?
http://www.pogil.org
PROCESS-ORIENTED GUIDED INQUIRY
LEARNING(POGIL)
• DEVELOPED BY• Rick Moog F&M College• Diane Bunce The Catholic University
• Jennifer Lewis University of South Florida
Traditional Learning Strategy
Traditional
Classroom
Prof’s Job
Lecture
Source of Material
Professor
Student role
Passive listener; note taker
Learning Memorize notes after class
Emphasis Competition
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Goals of the POGIL Teaching Method
• Students are actively engaged and thinking in class
• Students discover concepts (rather than memorize facts)
• Students learn course content & key process skills
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“The true function of the teacher is to create the most favorable conditions for self-learning… True teaching is not that which gives knowledge, but that which stimulates pupils to gain it...”
-- John Milton Gregory1884
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Constructivist Model of Learning
“Learning is not the transfer of material from the head of the teacher to the head of the learner intact, [but] the reconstruction of material in the mind of the learner.”
-A.H. JohnstoneJ. Chem. Ed., (1997) 74, 262.
Information Processing ModelA. H. Johnstone, J. Chem. Educ.
1997, 74, 262.Gazzaniga et al. Cognitive
Neuroscience, 1998.
?Events
ObservationsInstructions
Perception
Filter
WorkingMemory
Long Term Memory
Storing
Retrieving
previous knowledge
biases preferences likesmisconceptionsdislikes
Instructor
Students
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Guided Inquiry Approach
• Students work in groups• Students construct knowledge• Lessons use Learning Cycle paradigm• Students teach/discuss/learn from students
• Instructors construct lessons, and facilitate validate and reinforce learning
Research on Learning
Traditional
Classroom
Prof’s Job
Lecture
Source of Material
Professor
Student role
Passive listener;Note taker
Learning Memorize notes after class
Emphasis Competition
POGIL ClassroomHelp students learn
Specially designed “Learning Cycle” Activities
Active group discussion; interaction with professor; critical thinkingDiscover concepts during class, reinforce after class
Community, Co-operation
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Learning Cycle Activity
ExamineModel(data)
Critical Thinking Questions
Find Patterns& Relationships
in Data
diffuse misconceptions
in-class group work
Refinement
ConsensusDiscoverChemical Concept
boundaries, applications
home-work & readings
Reinforcement
Exploration Concept Invention Application
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POGIL:Guided Inquiry Approach
Process - Oriented Learning
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• Information Processing •Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving •Communication• Teamwork •Management• Assessment
TARGETED PROCESSES
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Conclusions from Research
on POGIL Chemistry
• Students learn as much chemistry
• There are lower failure and withdrawal rates
• Most students eventually come to like it
Compared to a traditional lecture course…
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Analysis of Student Outcomes
What is “success”?
• SUCCESS: C- or higher (ABC)
• LACK OF SUCCESS: Ds, Fs, and Withdrawals (DFW)
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POGIL General Chemistry at
Franklin & Marshall College
• Sections of about 24 students• “Lecture” F1990 - S1994: n = 420• POGIL F1994 - S1998: n = 485• Students randomly placed Fall semester• Students designate preference Spring semester (but not guaranteed to get their choice)
• Same instructors “before” and “after”
THE CONVINCING EVIDENCE
Property of Dr. Jerry E. Sipe
2013
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% of Class Making
the Grade Indicated
THE RESULTS OF MY EXPERIMENT
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% of Class Making
the Grade Indicated
n = 110 in 9 Semesters: Fall 2009 to Spring 2013
Academic Standing Category
COMPARISON WITH FARRELL
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% Change From Lecture to
POGIL
What would the students be like in my dream class?
Able to think and read critically
Attentive – EnergizedSelf starting, Independent
learnersWilling to speak up -
ArticulateAsk insightful questionsAble to work in and lead
groups
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How do they become those students?
POGIL enabled my students to become my dream class
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2013
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