Scribd
Upload
88 views14 pages

By:-Firoz Qureshi Dept. Psychiatric Nursing

This document discusses the project method of teaching. It defines the project method as a systematic teaching method that engages students through inquiry and complex tasks. The project method is based on pragmatism and views education from the student's perspective. It aims to make learning purposeful and relevant through whole-hearted activities conducted in a social environment. The advantages include developing thinking skills, responsibility, freedom for students to learn, and intrinsic evaluation. However, disadvantages include learning becoming haphazard, difficulty directing projects, and potential disruption to the curriculum.

Uploaded by

valdemarsilva
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
88 views14 pages

By:-Firoz Qureshi Dept. Psychiatric Nursing

This document discusses the project method of teaching. It defines the project method as a systematic teaching method that engages students through inquiry and complex tasks. The project method is based on pragmatism and views education from the student's perspective. It aims to make learning purposeful and relevant through whole-hearted activities conducted in a social environment. The advantages include developing thinking skills, responsibility, freedom for students to learn, and intrinsic evaluation. However, disadvantages include learning becoming haphazard, difficulty directing projects, and potential disruption to the curriculum.

Uploaded by

valdemarsilva
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 14

By:- Firoz Qureshi

Dept. Psychiatric Nursing


INTRODUCTION
It is one of the modern methods of teaching in
which the college, curriculum and the
content of studies are considered from the
student’s point of view. It is based on the
modern philosophy of pragmatism.
DEFINITION
“A systematic teaching method that engages
students in learning knowledge and skills
through an extended inquiry process
structured around complex, authentic
questions and carefully designed products
and tasks.”
 -Buck Institute of Education
DEFINITION
“A project is a problematic act carried to
completion in its most natural setting”.
-Stevenson

“ A project is a whole-hearted purposeful activity


proceeding in a social environment”.
-Kilpatrik
P
U
R
P
O
S
E

PRINCIPLES

R
E
A
L
I
T
Y
ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT
METHOD
This method is based on laws of learning
leading to best conditions of learning.

It develops the power of thinking ability to


purpose, make plan to accomplish and
judge whether it is a success or a failure.

It is a democratic way of learing.


ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT
METHOD
Responsibility and self-reliance are
required by the students.

There is real economy.


ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT
METHOD
Problem solving is stressed, reason and criticism
is applied before ideas are taken over.

It gives freedom and motivation to students.

Students learn social value and social


adjustment. It gives a sense of reality and a
sense of accomplishment to students.
ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT
METHOD
Intrinsic standards of evaluation is set up in the
student, thus they evaluate their own work.

Project method helps, both the teacher and the


students to grow, by experience, activity and
completion of a task.
DISADVANTAGES OF PROJECT
METHODS
Much of the learning becomes haphazard and
incidental.

There is less opportunity for experiencing the


ability of others.

Sometimes it is thought and accepted that all the


expressed interests of students are of equal values.
DISADVANTAGES OF PROJECT
METHODS
The teacher finds it difficult to direct the project
in such a way that proper development of
different subject takes place.

Usual teaching becomes irregular and


disorganized.

In a group project some students are inclined to


take all responsibility upon themselves while
others remain at the background
DISADVANTAGES OF PROJECT
METHODS

 It leads to less academic achievement and


incomplete mastery in other areas.

It leads to upset in timetable and inability to


cover the curriculum in a given time.

A new teacher finds this method difficult.

The project can become too ambiguous to


students.
THANK YOU

You might also like