Why Use Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning Effective
Learning Strategy Recent developments in cognitive learning
theory as well as results of classroom research suggest that
most students experience improved learning when they are
actively engaged and when they are given the opportunity to
construct their own knowledge. These results counter the
widespread misapprehension that effective teaching must be
instructor-centered, involving the transfer of content directly
from the expert (professor) to the novice (student). More
"student-centered" approaches to learning are based on the
premises that students will learn better when: they are actively
engaged and thinking in class; they construct knowledge and draw
conclusions by analyzing data and discussing ideas; they learn
how to work together to understand concepts and solve problems;
and the instructor serves as a facilitator to assist students in
the learning process. The effectiveness of POGIL has been
assessed at a range of institutions and for a vari