Project-based Learning

Project-based Learning

• Urinboeva Kh.M.

What is project-based learning?

• Project-based learning (PBL) or project-based instruction is an instructional approach designed to give students the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills through engaging projects set around challenges and problems they may face in the real world.

Students work on a project over an extended period of time – from a week up to a semester – that engages them in solving a real-world problem or answering a complex question. They demonstrate their knowledge and skills by creating a public product or presentation for a real audience.

• Students work on a project over an extended period of time – from a week up to a semester – that engages them in solving a real-world problem or answering a complex question. They demonstrate their knowledge and skills by creating a public product or presentation for a real audience.
• As a result, students develop deep content knowledge as well as critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication skills. Project Based Learning unleashes a contagious, creative energy among students and teachers.

Benefits of the Project-Based Learning Approach

• Critical Thinking. ...
• Meaningful Collaboration. ...
• Deeper Engagement. ...
• Communication Development. ...
• Fosters Creativity. ...
• Cross-Discipline by Design. ...
• Perseverance. ...
• It's Fun!

How does PBL differ from “doing a project”?

• PBL is becoming widely used in schools and other educational settings, with different varieties being practiced. However, there are key characteristics that differentiate "doing a project" from engaging in rigorous Project Based Learning.
• We find it helpful to distinguish a "dessert project" - a short, intellectually-light project served up after the teacher covers the content of a unit in the usual way - from a "main course" project, in which the project is the unit. In Project Based Learning, the project is the vehicle for teaching the important knowledge and skills student need to learn. The project contains and frames curriculum and instruction.
• In contrast to dessert projects, PBL requires critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and various forms of communication.

The gold standard for high-quality PBL

• To help ensure your students are getting the main course and are engaging in quality Project Based Learning, PBLWorks promotes a research-informed model for “Gold Standard PBL.” 
• The Gold Standard PBL model encompasses two useful guides for educators: 
• 1) Seven Essential Project Design Elements provide a framework for developing high quality projects for your classroom, and
• 2) Seven Project Based Teaching Practices help teachers, schools, and organizations improve, calibrate, and assess their practice.
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The Gold Standard PBL model aligns with the High Quality PBL Framework. This framework describes what students should be doing, learning, and experiencing in a good project. 

• The Gold Standard PBL model aligns with the High Quality PBL Framework. This framework describes what students should be doing, learning, and experiencing in a good project. 

What is the end goal of PBL?

• The objectives of PBL system are; i) Self directed learning: Through tutorial sessions the students are taught to self-formulate their goals and objectives of learning of particular topics and then at the end of each session they are expected to evaluate the extent to which their goals are realized; ii) Problem solving ...

References:

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3191708/
• https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Five-components-from-PBL-processes-to-form-the-cycle-of-effectively-implementing-video_fig1_220663818