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2 Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning or POGIL

Joshua Darr and Nikae Perkinson

POGIL overview

Key Takeaways

  • Ample support material at the POGIL website
  • Research indicates increased retention of chemistry content
  • Amenable to large class settings
  • Group work expectations and roles must be established
  • CONS?  OTHER PROS?

 

  • Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry-based Learning
    • Emphasis on process skills to construct meaning
    • e.g. Teamwork, information processing, metacognition, etc.
  • Guided through inquiry-based learning cycle
    • Model exploration → Concept invention → Application
  • Constructivist theoretical framework
  • Done in groups of 3–4 students
    • Group roles: Manager, Presenter, Recorder, Reflector

Summary of POGIL skill development

Resources

License

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