Learning It by Doing: Project-based Learning
- Learning It by Doing: Project-based Learning
- Introduction
- Unit 1: Project-Based Learning – Theoretical Approach
- Unit 2: Learning Theories – The interrelatedness of constructivist learning theory and project-based pedagogy
- Unit 3:
- Unit 4: The impact of project-based pedagogy on motivation
- Unit 5: Types of projects. EU Projects in the Area of Education
- Unit 6: The Practice of Project-Based Learning (PBL)
- Unit 7: Phases of Project Work
- VII. 1. Warm-up. Unjumble words.
- VII. 2. Working with texts. The project sequence. Filling in a grid
- VII .3. Teacher’s Guide to Project Approach: Project Phases at School
- VII. 4. Extending the Topic: PBL Classrooms. Mini quiz
- VII. 5. Video
- VII. 6. Projects as team work
- VII. 7. Bibliography and recommended literature
- Unit 8: Evaluating Projects
- Unit 9: Projects in the area of environmental education
- Unit 10: Projects in the Area of Languages
- Unit 11: Revision and Tests
- Unit 12: Practice material: Project Videos
Unit 4: The impact of project-based pedagogy on motivation
’Perhaps schools won’t look like schools. Perhaps we will be using the
total community as a learning environment.’ (Anne Taylor)
Unit objective
The aim of this unit is to explain how the notion of motivation is interpreted by researchers. Next, the unit focuses on the characteristics and the importance of motivation and underlines its importance in PBL. The unit is also to explain what skills and competences can be developed by PBL, including life skills.