Board 58: Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning in Introductory Computer Science
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Salt Lake City, Utah
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June 23, 2018
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June 23, 2018
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July 27, 2018
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
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5
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--30064
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https://peer.asee.org/30064
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331
Paper Authors
Helen H. Hu Westminster College
Helen H. Hu received her Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Utah. She is a Professor of Computer Science at Westminster College and a member of the ACM. Her research interests include active learning pedagogies and broadening participation in computer science
Clifton L. Kussmaul Muhlenberg College
Clif Kussmaul is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Muhlenberg College. Previously, he was Fulbright Specialist at Ashesi University, Visiting Fulbright-Nehru Scholar at the University of Kerala, Chief Technology Officer for Elegance Technologies, Inc., Senior Member of Technical Staff with NeST Technologies, and Assistant Professor at Moravian College. He has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of California, Davis, master's degrees in CS and Electro-acoustic Music from Dartmouth College, and bachelor's degrees in Engineering and Music from Swarthmore College. His professional interests and activities include active and guided inquiry learning, software engineering, entrepreneurship, digital signal processing, cognitive neuroscience, and music.
Patricia B. Campbell Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc.
Patricia B. Campbell, PhD, President of Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc, has been involved in research and evaluation on science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and issues of race/ethnicity, gender and disability for over 30 years. Her BS (Mathematics) is from LeMoyne College and MS (Instructional Technology) and PhD (Teacher Education) are from Syracuse University. Dr. Campbell an Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Fellow, has authored more than 100 publications including coauthoring Building Evaluation Capacity: Guide I Designing A Cross Project Evaluation and Guide II Collecting and Using Data in Cross-Project Evaluations”; “A Framework for Evaluating Impacts of Informal Science Education Projects”; “Engagement, Capacity and Continuity: A Trilogy for Student Success;” and "Good Schools in Poor Neighborhoods: Defying Demographics; Achieving Success".
Abstract
Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) is an evidence-based, student-centered pedagogy that focuses on the simultaneous development of both content knowledge and process skills. Students work in learning teams completing classroom activities designed to help them collaboratively construct an understanding of key concepts. POGIL activities use learning cycles in which teams begin with a model and collectively answer questions that guide students to explore the model, invent their own understanding of key concepts, and then apply that understanding to other contexts. The instructor is not a lecturer but serves as an active facilitator who observes student teams, interacts to address problems, and leads classroom discussion as needed. Research studies have generally found that students in POGIL classrooms have better learning outcomes than students in traditional classrooms.
The 2017 NSF IUSE IntroCS-POGIL project seeks to expand the use and evidence of POGIL in Introductory Computer Science by studying how faculty implement POGIL in introductory CS courses and the factors that affect faculty implementation and student outcomes. In its first year, the project supported 13 CS faculty from seven institutions as they adopted POGIL by providing professional development, curriculum resources, and regular mentoring by experienced POGIL instructors. All 13 instructors plan to continue to use POGIL in their IntroCS courses.
Hu, H. H., & Kussmaul, C. L., & Campbell, P. B. (2018, June), Board 58: Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning in Introductory Computer Science Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah. 10.18260/1-2--30064
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