POGIL/Introduction

This lesson introduces typical POGIL activities, process skills, characteristics, and elements.

Activities

POGIL activities:

• use self-managed student teams with instructor facilitation
• guide students through exploration
• apply one or more targeted process skills

Process Skills

The seven targeted POGIL process skills are:

• Assessment
• Critical Thinking
• Communication (Oral and Written)
• Information Management
• Management
• Problem Solving
• Teamwork

Characteristics

POGIL activities are implemented using four core characteristics and four common attributes.

The core characteristics of a POGIL implementation are:

• students working collaboratively, typically in groups of 3 to 4 students
• students using activities designed as POGIL activities
• students working on the activity during class time
• student-centered learning, with instructors as facilitators

The common attributes are:

• students have assigned roles
• activities are a first introduction to the topic
• students are not expected to have any prior exposure to the subject
• groups should be able to complete critical thinking questions during a 40 minute activity, but would work on exercises or problems later on their own

Elements

The elements of a typical POGIL activity include:

• Title
• Overview
• Prerequisites
• Learning Objectives
• Model
• Guided Inquiry Questions
• Exercises
• Problems
• Self-Assessment