Research
The following publications generally meet two criteria:
- The focus is about teaching and learning computer science or related fields.
- POGIL pedagogy is central to the research design or project implementation.
If you have written or know of other publications, please let us know!
2025
- Variation in Engagement Behaviors among Student-Centered Pedagogies
Patricia B. Campbell, Clif Kussmaul, Chris Mayfield, Helen H. Hu, Seth Campbell-Mortman (SIGCSE 2025 2025)
2024
- Exploring the Effects of a Collaborative Guided Inquiry Learning Approach on Performance and Retention of Underrepresented Minority Students across Multiple Sections in an Introductory Programming Course
Paul Salvador Inventado, Joshua Caleb Dy (SIGCSE 2024 2024)
2023
- Analysis of Student Grades Before and After Adopting POGIL
Chris Mayfield, Sean Raleigh, Helen H. Hu, Clif Kussmaul (ITiCSE 2023 2023) - Introducing the Focus & Action of Students & Teachers Observation Protocol (FASTOP)
Clifton L. Kussmaul, Patricia B. Campbell, Maria Torres-Demas, Chris Mayfield, Helen Hu (Proceedings of the 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition 2023) - The CS POGIL Activity Writing Program
Helen H. Hu, Tricia D. Shepherd, Clif Kussmaul (SIGCSE 2023 2023)
2022
- A five stage faculty development program to transform introductory courses in computer science
Clif Kussmaul, Helen H. Hu, Chris Mayfield, Patricia B. Campbell (Handbook of STEM Faculty Development 2022) - Conversation with a prominent propagator: Helen Hu
David P. Bunde, Zack Butler, Christopher L. Hovey, Cynthia Taylor (ACM Inroads 2022) - POGIL in CS1: Evidence for Student Learning and Belonging
Chris Mayfield, Sukanya Kannan Moudgalya, Aman Yadav, Clif Kussmaul, Helen H. Hu (SIGCSE 2022) - POGIL-like Learning in Undergraduate Software Testing and DevOps - A Pilot Study
Bhuvaneswari Gopal, Stephen Cooper (ITiCSE ‘22 2022) - Preparing First-Year Engineering Students to Think About Code: A Guided Inquiry Approach
Briana Bettin, Michelle Jarvie-Eggart, Kelly S. Steelman, Charles Wallace (IEEE Transactions on Education 2022) - Professional Development and Support for POGIL in Computer Science
Clif Kussmaul, Helen H. Hu, Patricia B. Campbell, Chris Mayfield, Aman Yadav (SIGCSE 2022)
2021
- Collaborative Learning, Self-Efficacy, and Student Performance in CS1 POGIL
Aman Yadav, Chris Mayfield, Sukanya Kannan Moudgalya, Clif Kussmaul, Helen H. Hu (SIGCSE 2021) - Improving Online Collaborative Learning with POGIL Practices
Helen H. Hu, Clif Kussmaul (SIGCSE ‘21 2021) - Measuring Students’ Sense of Belonging in Introductory CS Courses
Sukanya Kannan Moudgalya, Chris Mayfield, Aman Yadav, Helen H. Hu, Clif Kussmaul (SIGCSE 2021)
2020
- A Guided Inquiry Approach for Detecting and Developing Problem-solving Strategies for Novice Programming Students
Wei Jin, Cynthia L. Johnson, Sonal Dekhane (ACMSE ‘20 2020) - Adapting guided inquiry learning worksheets for emergency remote learning
Iris Howley (Information and Learning Sciences 2020) - Guiding students to develop essential skills
Clif Kussmaul (Commun. ACM 2020) - Guiding students to learn about design patterns with process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL)
Priya Lotlikar, Clifton Kussmaul (PLoP ‘20 2020) - Integrating Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) into a Computer Science classroom
Michael Jonas (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference Proceedings 2020)
2019
- POGIL in Computer Science: Faculty Motivation and Challenges
Aman Yadav, Clif Kussmaul, Chris Mayfield, Helen H. Hu (SIGCSE 2019) - Students As Teachers and Communicators
Beth Simon, Christopher Hundhausen, Charlie McDowell, Linda Werner, Helen Hu, Clif Kussmaul (Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology 2019) - Supporting Guided Inquiry with Cooperative Learning in Computer Organization
Yeajin Ham, Brandon Myers (SIGCSE ‘19 2019)
2018
- Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning in Introductory Computer Science
Helen H. Hu, Clifton L. Kussmaul, Patricia B. Campbell (Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference 2018)
2017
- Exploring inquiry learning: An EngageCSEdu author and a user discuss POGIL
Clifton Kussmaul, Bo Brinkman, Beth A. Quinn (ACM Inroads 2017) - POGIL Activities in Data Structures: What do Students Value?
Tammy VanDeGrift (SIGCSE ‘17 2017) - Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning in Computer Science: The CS-POGIL & IntroCS-POGIL Projects
Clifton L. Kussmaul, Helen H. Hu, Chris Mayfield (Proc. of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference 2017)
2016
- Patterns in classroom activities for process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL)
Clifton Kussmaul (PLoP ‘16 2016) - Results from a Survey of Faculty Adoption of Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) in Computer Science
Helen H. Hu, Clifton Kussmaul, Brian Knaeble, Chris Mayfield, Aman Yadav (ITiCSE ‘16 2016)
2015
- CS principles with POGIL activities as a learning community
Helen Hu, Brian Avery (J. Comput. Sci. Coll. 2015) - Using POGIL Activities to Teach CS Principles to Diverse Students (Abstract Only)
Helen H. Hu (SIGCSE ‘15 2015)
2014
- Instruction in software project communication through guided inquiry and reflection
Shreya Kumar, Charles Wallace (2014 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) Proceedings 2014) - Teaching CS 1 with POGIL activities and roles
Helen H. Hu, Tricia D. Shepherd (SIGCSE ‘14 2014)
2013
- Using POGIL to help students learn to program
Helen H. Hu, Tricia D. Shepherd (ACM Trans. Comput. Educ. 2013)
2012
- Process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL) for computer science
Clifton Kussmaul (SIGCSE ‘12 2012) - Using POGIL to teach students to be better problem solvers (abstract only)
Helen H. Hu (SIGCSE ‘12 2012)
2011
- Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning for Soft Computing
Clifton Kussmaul (Communications in Computer and Information Science 2011)