What is Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning In a POGIL
classroom, students work in learning teams on guided inquiry
exercises. The Process-Oriented component of POGIL is designed
to have each instructor think about what process skills are
important to develop for his or her students. The Guided Inquiry
component of POGIL explicitly enhances the analytical and
critical thinking skills of the students through the design of
the activities (the learning cycle) and the use of groups
requiring students to explain their reasoning. - Information
processing - Critical thinking - Problem solving POGIL
classrooms utilize activities that follow the learning cycle.
Questions begin with exploration of a model, leading to the
introduction of a term or concept, followed by application of
the material. This is based on a Piagetian model of learning and
was further developed by Karplus and others (Karplus and Thier,
A New Look at Elementary School Science, Chicago: Rand McNally
(1967) and Piaget, J. J. Res. Sci. Teach, 19