Student perspectives of a new basic sciences teaching approach called POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning).

9th GCC Medical Education Conference November 25th 2013

Lana Mohammed Saleh, Maryam Adam Ali and Declan Gaynor

What is POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning)• Student centered pedagogical technique• Enhances learning through collaboration

Cooperative learning has been showed to promote higher performance than

competitive or individualistic learning

approaches.D. W. Johnson & R. T. Johnson (1999): Making cooperative learning work, Theory Into Practice, 38:2, 67-73

POGIL learning cycle

Concept invention

Application

Exploration

Construct new

knowledge

Develop process

skills

POGIL success

• Reduced attrition rates• Higher mastery of content

• Higher process skills gains – Critical thinking– Teamwork– Self-assessment

Farrell, J. J., Moog, R. S., and Spencer, J. N. (1999). A guided inquiry general chemistry course. J. Chem. Educ., 76, 570-574.Lewis, J. E., and Lewis, S. E. (2005).

Departing from lectures: An evaluation of a peer-led guided inquiry alternative. J. Chem. Educ., 82(1), 135-139.

Straumanis A., and Simons E. (2006). Assessment of student learning in POGIL organic chemistry. Abstracts of papers of the American Chemical Society, 26 Mar 2006, Vol. 231. 1272-CHED

S. A. Hein (2012), Positive Impacts Using POGIL in Organic Chemistry, J Chem Educ, 89, 860-864.

FY POGIL implementation

POGIL Pilot• General

Chemistry • Post-

lecture activities

Evaluation feedback

POGIL programme• Organic

Chemistry• Pre-lecture

activities

Evaluation feedback

Performance improvements

Compulsory70 students / activity

Voluntary25 students / activity

POGIL Pilot evaluation feedback

• The POGIL activity tutorials compared to the small group tutorials in same module

encouraged me to be a more active learner in class

were more effective in improving my communication skills

were more effective in improving my problem solving skills

were more effective in improving my teamwork skills

4

4

5

4

20

14

22

18

22

20

30

13

54

62

43

65

N/ANegativeNeutralPositive

Participation in voluntary POGIL programme

Non-registered64%

Registered but withdrawn

15%

Active partic-ipants21%

n = 141

Where??In RCSI

What is special about it ??

- Prepare you for lectures

- Allow you to work in

groups

- Improve your skills

And Much More !!

Don’t Miss the POGIL Programme for 2013/2014

Breaking

News !!!

When ?? from 8-10 am

We didn’t register in the POGIL programme because...

Time and Duration45%

Lack of perceived benefit

33%

Lack of interest9%

Learning styles13%

Why we didn’t complete the POGIL proramme?

Time and Duration27%

Lack of perceived benefit47%

Strict rules7%

No appropriate help provided

7%

Other reasons13%

Why we did complete the POGIL proramme?

Improve understand-

ing62%

Develop skills17%

Social reasons7%

Assessment performance

14%

What we liked about the programme?

What we didn’t like about the programme?

Recommendations

• Less strict rules

• Questions:

₋ Fewer

₋ More direct relevance to the lectures

₋ Reduce difficulty

• More instructor participation.

Lessons learned by the instructor

• Ensure appropriate workload and duration• Provide live feedback• Provide motivation• Locate appropriate resources

Acknowledgements

• Ms. Aamal Radhi• Dr Seamas Cassidy• 9th GCC Medical Education Conference

Committee