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Project-Based Learning
PBL is a method of teaching and learning the engages students in activities that
combine knowledge, skills, research, problem solving, process of information and
creation of an event or a product.
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to Design a Project
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What characterizes a PBL?
Sustained: It is carried out over an extended period of time
(a few weeks to an entire semester)
It involves a group of students from one or
more classes and perhaps others schools (via Internet).
Relevant: It deals with topics that relates what they learn with the
world outside the classroom
Interdisciplinary: It involves more than one academic subject.
Technology-Supported: It uses technology to design, analyze
and interpret data and results.
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What technology does a PBL typically use?
Some include data-acquisition software, programmable calculators,
spreadsheets, Internet, etc.
How does a PBL fit into the curriculum?
PBL could be integrated into the curricula in two ways.
In One Class: The teacher may consult or bring
experts from other fields to provide the interdisciplinary component,
but the focus remains within a single course.
Team-Teaching: Teachers of two or more disciplines work together
with the same group of students. This could even involve the whole
school.
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Why engage students in PBL?
Because it adds more meaning and motivation to what they learn in school, it
helps students acquire new skills, it teaches them to work in groups, and it
increases confidence and responsibility.
For more information on PBL's, please go to The
Global Schoolhouse
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