A Multi-Institutional Assessment of the Use of POGIL in Organic Chemistry

摘要

Assessments of POGIL instruction in organic chemistry at seven institutions indicate that POGIL reduces attrition without lowering standards, improves student learning, and promotes the development of key process skills such as critical thinking, teamwork and self-assessment. In both POGIL and lecture sections, common exams including the ACS Organic Exam were used as a basis for comparing student learning, and the Student Assessment of Learning Gains (SALG) survey was used as a measure of growth in process skills. Over 1000 surveys collected from seven institutions indicate that fewer than 8% of POGIL students are negative about the method. The similarities of the findings across the different settings provide general evidence for the effectiveness of POGIL.