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Project-Based Learning Theory

By: Brooke Hawkins

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 * What is Project-Based Learning?** Project-Based Learning is an individual or group activity that goes on over a period of time, resulting in a product, presentation, or performance. It typically has a time line and milestones, and other aspects of formative evaluation as the project proceeds.=====


 * What are some of the benefits of Project-Based Learning?**
 * Offers multiple ways for students to participate and to demonstrate their knowledge.
 * Accommodates different kinds of intelligence.
 * Shifts students away from doing only what they typically do.
 * Encourages the mastery of technological tools.
 * Serves as a medium to involve students who don't usually participate
 * Helps students develop a variety of social skills relating to group work and negotiation

1. Webquests, “an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the internet, optionally supplemented with videoconferencing”
 * Given below are some examples of how Project-Based Learning can be used in the classroom:**

2. Group presentations (click on the links below for examples)
 * [|Entrepreneurship Project]
 * [|Diversity Project]
 * [|Integrity Project]


 * Click on the links below to view research papers on the Project-Based Learning Theory:**
 * [|A Review of Research on Project-Based Learning]
 * [|Collaborative Project-Based Learning and Problem-Based Learning in Higher Education]
 * [|Getting a Grip on Project-Based Learning]


 * Click on the links below to view other resources on the theory:**
 * [|The Mindset of Project-Based Learning]
 * [|Design Features of the Physical Learning Environment for Collaborative, Project-Based Learning at The Community College Level]
 * [|Implementing Project-Based Instruction]

**REFERENCE** Education. (n.d.). USA Today. Retrieved July 2, 2009, from http://www.usatodayeducate.com/wordpress/

Problem-Based Learning and Project-Based Learning. (n.d.). Retrieved July 2, 2009, from http://www.uoregon.edu/~moursund/Math/pbl.htm

What is Project-Based Learning? (n.d.). PBL. Retrieved July 2, 2009, from Ecole Whitehorse Elementary Web site: http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/wes/what_is_pbl.html

Wolff, S. J., Ed.D. (n.d.). Design Features of the Physical Learning Environment for Collaborative, Project-Based Learning at The Community College Level. Retrieved June 10, 2009, from http://136.165.122.102/UserFiles/File/pubs/Design_Features-Wolff.pdf