Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL), a teaching method from physical sciences, promotes deep student learning in aviation

Abstract

Aviation educators can increase the depth of student learning in their classes by implementing Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL). The goal of this study was to determine whether POGIL, a uniquely effective teaching strategy used primarily in chemistry or biology, stimulates deeper student learning outside the flight lab. Results from measured test scores on identical assessment instruments between the control and experimental groups indicate the use of POGIL can significantly increase the depth of student learning in collegiate aviation classes with or without a flight lab.