project strategy..

PROJECT STRATEGY.

Founder of Project Strategy.
-has its intellectual origins of  DEWEY'S PHILOSOPHY of education.
-the pioneer of this method:Dr.W.H Kilpatrick.

Concept of Project Work.

* projects are extended pieces of work completed over a period of time.

* project is any activity, individual or group involving the investigation and solution of problems, planned and carried out to conclusion under the guidence of the teacher..

CARACTERISTICS.

• hardwork.
• creative.
• personal.
• adaptable.

Features of project strategy

1. extends beyond classroom teaching. 
2. method is carried out in natural setting or real life situations.   
3. this method involves investigation and solution to practical problems.
4. demands and ensures active participation from the students.  
5. involves effective interaction between the student and the social environment. 
6.   creates an opportunity to acquire or practice social skills. 
7.   enables the students to study functional aspects of the subjects learnt. 
8.  the teacher acts as a facilitator or a guide and thus promotes independent learning

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Principles of Project Strategy:

•       Principle of utility
•       Principle of readiness
•       Principle of Learning by doing
•       Principle of Freedom at Work
•       Principle of Socialization

TYPES OF PROJECT WORK.

•       Produce Type
•       Consumer Type
•       Investigation Type
•       Drill Type

Procedural-steps of Project Strategy.

Stage I: Classroom Planning 

Step 1: Providing a set of tasks/problems for study

Step 2: Selecting a task/problem for study.

Step 3: Formulation of hypothesis (for problems undertaken).

Step4: Planning/designing methods to investigate. 

Stage II: Execution

 

Step 1: Collection of data.

Step 2: Organizing and interpreting data.

Step 3: Review.

Step III: Conclusion

 

Step 1: Reporting and incorporating additions/deletions

Step 2: Evaluation

Role of teacher in Project Strategy.

•       Be a guide, friend and philosopher

•       Teacher should motivate the students in such a manner that there is whole hearted cooperation of students in the process.

•       Teacher helps the students in proper planning of the project and discuss with them all the pros and cons of the project .

•       The teacher supplies clues and also provides information to the students about the sources of materials for the project.

•       He/she also helps the students in evaluating the project and to draw inferences.

 

Advantages of Project Strategy

•     Motivation

–      Personal

–      Learning by doing

–      Sense of Achievement

•       Relevance

–      Integration of language with other skills

–      Real needs for language learners

–      Language and culture

•       Educational values

–      Independent investigation.

–      Cross-curricular studies.

Disadvantages of Project Strategy

•       Noise.

•       Time.

•       Use of mother tongue.

•       Different levels.

Do’s and Don’ts of Project:

1.      DO’s

–      The project work should be written on a fullscape paper in the students’ own handwriting.

–      The project work should be written in students’ own words and not copied directly from the books except for quotes.

–      Necessary illustrations should be drawn or sketched with pencil.

–      The students can use simple colours.

2.       DON’Ts

–      Use of pictures cut from books and magazines available in schools and photocopying should not be allowed.

–      Students should not do unnecessary decorations of their project work using sketch and marker pens.

–      Students should not decorate the cover page using glossy and colour paper.

–      Students should not use folders and folders to enclose the project work.