Overview

POGIL Pedagogy

POGIL is an acronym for Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning. It is a student-centered, group-learning instructional strategy and philosophy developed through research on how students learn best.

During a POGIL activity, students work in self-managed teams through a learning cycle of exploration, concept invention, and application. The instructor is not a lecturer, but rather an active facilitator who helps all students to be engaged and achieve the learning objectives. Students discover key concepts and construct their own knowledge while collaborating with others. Using team roles and other scaffolding, students develop process skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, AND written/oral communication. The instructor guides the process, creates opportunities for teams to report out, and offers additional support as needed.

The POGIL Project

The POGIL Project (pogil.org) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that brings together like-minded educators who wish to effect change within education. Project members work to disseminate its unique pedagogy, POGIL, at the secondary and college levels through professional development workshops as well as the production of curricular materials.

See the following pages (on pogil.org) for more information:

• What is POGIL?
• About The POGIL Project
• Frequently Asked Questions

CS-POGIL Website

We invite you to learn more about CS-POGIL and contribute to cspogil.org.