Understanding Projects in Project-based Learning: A Student’s Perspective

Understanding Projects in Project-based Learning: A Student’s Perspective

1. Project-based learning offers promise as an instructional method that affords authentic learning tasks grounded in the personal interests of learning.

2. A driving question or problem.

3. The production of one or more artifacts as representations of learning.

4. The potential benefits of project-based learning are substantial.

5. Implementation of project-based learning is challenging.

6. Project-based learning requires a shift in roles for the teacher and learners away from didactic instruction.

7. METHODOLOGY.

   • it was used in order to study both the process and products of learning over time and bounded by the project-based learning unit.
   • Case study affords multiple methods for data collection, including interviews, observation and artifacts.
   • The initial unit of analysis was each participant individually, then themes were developed by aggregating findings from across all the participants.

8. Stages of Geography and Human Rights.

   • Stage 1: Physical & Human Geography Characteristics Grid.
   • Stage 2: Defining Human & Civil Rights.
   • Stage 3: Research Paper.
   • Stage 4: Human Rights Exhibit.