THE EFFECTS OF PROCESS ORIENTED GUIDED INQUIRY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ON STUDENTS' SELF-REGULATED LEARNING SKILLS

Journal Title: Problems of Education in the 21st Century - Year 2015, Vol 66, Issue 1

Abstract

Teaching and learning trend has shifted gradually from a teacher-centered approach to a student-centered approach. Many educational researchers have suggested that teachers must use student-centered learning approaches, such as Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL). POGIL is an instructional approach combining guided inquiry and cooperative learning in which students are involved in the learning process. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of POGIL method compared to traditionally designed chemistry instruction (teacher-centered approach) method on 11th grade students' Self-Regulated Learning Skills. The study was conducted during 2014-2015 spring semester. Participants were 115 students from one high school in Turkey. Non-equivalent control group design was used. Two experimental groups and two control groups were randomly selected. Experimental groups were instructed with POGIL, while control groups received traditionally designed chemistry instruction. Achievement Goal Questionnaire (AGQ) and Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) were administered to both groups as pre-test and post-test to determine students' self-regulated learning skills. Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was used to investigate the effect of POGIL on the dependent variables. Results revealed that POGIL improved students' mastery approach, task value, control of learning beliefs, self-efficacy for learning and performance, critical thinking, help seeking, peer learning, metacognitive self-regulation, effort regulation, time/study environmental management. The results showed that POGIL was superior to the traditionally designed chemistry instruction on students’ self-regulated learning skills. Thus, POGIL is helpful for development of students’ self-regulated learning skills.

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Şenol Şen, Ayhan Yılmaz, Ömer Geban

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Şenol Şen, Ayhan Yılmaz, Ömer Geban (2015). THE EFFECTS OF PROCESS ORIENTED GUIDED INQUIRY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ON STUDENTS' SELF-REGULATED LEARNING SKILLS. Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 66(1), 54-66. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-436138