Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning in Saudi Secondary School Chemistry Instruction
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1 Professor, College of Education, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, SAUDI ARABIA2 College of Education, Jouf University, SAUDI ARABIA* Corresponding Author
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Students’ perceptions of the Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) approach in Saudi Arabian public secondary school chemistry classes was investigated. The sample comprised 189 Grade 10 students (male and female) from four schools in the northern and southern regions. Student-centered (POGIL) and teacher-focused chemistry teaching approaches were applied using the same instructional materials to randomly selected gendered experimental and control groups over a four-week period in winter 2018. Results from analyzing What is Happening in This Class? (WIHIC) data revealed that POGIL helped students more actively engage in the classroom thus enabling them to perceive their chemistry learning experience as positive and academically effective. POGIL also improved students’ affective traits such as cohesiveness and personal relevance. There were no gendered differences in overall WIHIC scores. Results suggest that (a) POGIL mitigates the impact of borrowing education curricula and policies from Western countries and (b) Saudi pre-service and inservice teachers should receive POGIL training because POGIL works in the Saudi educational context.
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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 16, Issue 12, December 2020, Article No: em1920
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Alghamdi, A. K. H., & Alanazi, F. H. (2020). Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning in Saudi Secondary School Chemistry Instruction. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(12), em1920. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/9278
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Alghamdi AKH, Alanazi FH. Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning in Saudi Secondary School Chemistry Instruction. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2020;16(12):em1920. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/9278
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Alghamdi AKH, Alanazi FH. Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning in Saudi Secondary School Chemistry Instruction. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2020;16(12), em1920. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/9278
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Alghamdi, Amani Khalaf. H. et al. "Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning in Saudi Secondary School Chemistry Instruction". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 16, no. 12, 2020, em1920. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/9278