This document discusses the project method of teaching. It defines a project as a wholehearted activity carried out in a real-life setting. The key characteristics are that it takes learning beyond the classroom, is student-centered, and promotes self-expression and practical skills. There are different types of projects like constructive, aesthetic, and problematic. The roles of teachers are to guide students and create a democratic learning environment. The steps involve creating a situation, selecting a problem, planning, execution, evaluation, and reporting. The method aims to develop skills like problem-solving, social skills, and independence among learners.
3. INTRODUCTION
Project method is one of the
modern method of teaching in
which, the students point of view
is given importance in designing
the curricula and content of
studies.
4. DEFINITION
•A Project is a problematic act carried to
completion in its natural settings.
- STEVENSON
•A Project is a whole hearted, purposeful
activity proceeding in a social
environment. - Dr. KILPATRIC
• A Project is a bit real life that has been
5. CHARACTERISTICS
• The method aims at teaching the child to
get the best out of life.
• It takes the student beyond the walls of
the classroom.
• It is carried out in natural setting, thus
making learning realistic and experiential.
• It is focused on the students as it enlists
6. • Project method gives an opportunity
for self-
expression and for relating the self to
the community.
• It promotes a better knowledge of the
practical aspects of knowledge gained
from books.
• It enhances the students social skills,
as it requires interaction with the
7. PRINCIPLES
1. Principle of Purposefulness.
2. Principle of Utility.
3. Principle of Freedom.
4. Principle of Activity .
5. Principle of Reality .
6. Principle of Social development .
7. Principle of Planning .
8. 1.Principle of Purposefulness.
The project should be
purposeful. And that should
have some main objective.
2. Principle of Utility.
Knowledge will be
worthwhile when it is useful
9. 3. Principle of Freedom.
The students should be free to
select the topic and execute the
work according to their will,
interest, attitude and capacity.
4. Principle of Activity .
Project means a purposeful
activity. So at the end of the
10. 5. Principle of Reality.
A Project should be real and
related to the life situation of the
students and the society.
6. Principle of Social
development.
A good project focuses society
needs, social development, and
11. 7. Principle of Planning.
The students plan in
advance about the project. They
find solutions for –How?
When? ,What?, Where? And Why?
A good project develops the
problem solving capacity and
16. 4. DRILL PROJECT
• An activity
once
performed, is
repeated to
acquire
greater skill.
17. MERITS
• Follows the psychological laws of
learning .
• Gives freedom to the students.
• Suited to the psychological
concept of maturation.
• Derives social values.
• Training for social adjustments.
18. • Trains for democratic way of life.
• Learning through practical
problem solving.
• Economical
• Qualities like self- reliance,
resourcefulness and responsibility
among the learners will be
enhanced.
19. LIMITATIONS
• Learning haphazard and
incidental.
• Practical difficulties.
• Time consuming.
• May be too ambitious and
beyond the learner’s capacity.
20. • The method of organizing
instruction is unsystematized and
upsets the regular timetable work.
• Results in incomplete mastery of
tools of learning.
• Costly and non availability of
materials.
• Time bound projects introduce
artificiality and may require more
than necessary help.
21. CRITERIA FOR
SELECTING PROJECT
• Topic should have some educational value.
• Should not take overtime.
• Should be challenging in nature.
• Consider the cost and availability of
materials.
• Whole course should not be planned
using this method.
24. 1. CREATING SITUATION
• The Teacher should create a
proper situation to draw the
students attention to the
project in mind through
informal conversation or
discussion or questioning etc.
25. 2. SELECTION OF
PROBLEM
• The teacher helps the
students to select the problem
and guide them.
• The proposal for the project
should finally come from the
26. 3.PLANNING
• The teacher discuss
with the students
about the project in
various angles and
points.
• The teacher has to
act only as a guide
27. 4. EXECUTION
• The Students are stating
their work in this step.
• During this step the
teacher should carefully
supervise the students in
manipulative skills to
prevent waste of materials
28. 5. EVALUATION
• Done by both teacher
and learners.
• The evaluation of
project has to be done
in the light of plans,
difficulties in the
execution and achieved
29. 6. RECORDING AND
REPORTING.
• Last step, in which
each and every step
of work are reported.
• The reported things
are recorded in a
30. ROLE OF THE
TEACHER
• The teacher is not a
dictator or a
commander, but a
friend, guide and a
working partner.
• Encourages students to
work collectively and
31. • Helps the students in developing
the character and personality.
• Provides a democratic atmosphere
in the class, so that the students can
express themselves fully without
fear.
• A teacher should have thorough
knowledge of individual children so
33. CONCLUSION
The Project method is a
teaching method that requires
the students to present in
concrete form the results of
information gathered about a
34. REFERENCES
• KP Neeraja , textbook of communication and
educational technology for nurses jaypee
brothers medical publishers , pg no: 283-
286.
• Nisha clement , Essentials of
communication and educational technology,
2nd edition , jaypee brothers medical
publishers pg no: 207-211.
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