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Understanding Project Work in Education

Project work is defined as a significant educational activity aimed at understanding goals through investigation and problem solving, often using physical materials. It is planned and carried out by students and teachers together in an authentic manner. Project work motivates students, encourages authentic language use, and promotes student responsibility and cooperative learning. It especially benefits weaker students. Characteristics include being theme-based, taking place over time, involving real investigation and problem solving through student-centered group work, with teachers acting as facilitators. Organizing project work involves deciding a theme, planning, information gathering, presentation, and feedback between students and teachers. Projects are then stored.

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Understanding Project Work in Education

Project work is defined as a significant educational activity aimed at understanding goals through investigation and problem solving, often using physical materials. It is planned and carried out by students and teachers together in an authentic manner. Project work motivates students, encourages authentic language use, and promotes student responsibility and cooperative learning. It especially benefits weaker students. Characteristics include being theme-based, taking place over time, involving real investigation and problem solving through student-centered group work, with teachers acting as facilitators. Organizing project work involves deciding a theme, planning, information gathering, presentation, and feedback between students and teachers. Projects are then stored.

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  • Introduction to Project Work: Defines project work, its educational value, and asks why it should be used, explaining its importance in the real-world context.
  • Stages of Project Work: Outlines the different stages of project work, including post-project feedback and storage of materials.

What is PROJECT WORK?

“It is a significant practical unit of activity having educational value and aimed at one or
more definite goals of understanding; it involves investigation and solution of problems
and, frequently, the use and manipulation of physical materials; planned and carried out
to completion by pupils and teacher in natural ‘real-life’ manner.”

From Good, C.V. (1973). Dictionary of Education, McGraw-Hill. New York.

Why use Project Work?


 Motivating
 Authentic language use
 Encouraging students to take responsibility for their learning
 Ideal for co-operative learning
 Benefits individual, especially weak students

Characteristics of Project Work


 Based on the study of a theme
 Takes place over a period of time
 Involves students in real investigation and problem-solving tasks
 Student-centred and involves group work
 Teacher = consultant, helper, facilitator
 Requires the use of language for genuine communication
 Involves authentic language work

Organising Project Work


A. Pre-project stage
 Project theme/topic should be discussed and decided by students and the teacher
 Length of project depends on the project theme or topic.
 Teacher role: consultant, helper, facilitator
 Grouping of students – the numbers of students in each group depends on the project
theme or topic and the tasks to be carried out.
 Evaluation system – discussed by students and the teacher in terms of what and how
to evaluate

B. During project Stage


 Brainstorming the topic or theme
 Definition of project & objectives
 Planning details
 Practice of language skills and other relevant skills
 Design of materials
 Collecting information
 Collating information
 Organisation of materials
 Final presentation: report, presentations, exhibitions, displays
2

C. Post project stage


 Feedback
 Ss  Ss
 Ts Ss
 Ts Principal/ Director

D. Storage of project (s)

What is PROJECT WORK? “It is a significant practical unit of activity having educational value and aimed at one or more defi
C. Post project stage  Feedback  Ss  Ss  Ts Ss  Ts Principal/ Director D. Storage of project (s) 2

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