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Science and Mathematics Education

2013

First-year undergraduate/general

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Implementing Process-Oriented, Guided-Inquiry Learning For The First Time: Adaptations And Short-Term Impacts On Students’ Attitude And Performance, Anthony Chase, Deblina Pakhira, Marilyne Stains Mar 2013

Implementing Process-Oriented, Guided-Inquiry Learning For The First Time: Adaptations And Short-Term Impacts On Students’ Attitude And Performance, Anthony Chase, Deblina Pakhira, Marilyne Stains

Chemistry Department: Faculty Publications

Innovative, research-based instructional practices are critical to transforming the conventional undergraduate instructional landscape into a student-centered learning environment. Research on dissemination of innovation indicates that instructors often adapt rather than adopt these practices. These adaptations can lead to the loss of critical elements of the practice, which may affect its effectiveness. Process-oriented, guided-inquiry learning (POGIL) is a research-based instructional practice that has been widely disseminated for the past two decades. However, few studies have investigated practitioners’ adaptations of POGIL and the impact of these adaptations on expected outcomes measured during recommended implementations of POGIL. In this study, we explore the …