The Nine Project Based Learning Elements
By: Carley Dye
Anchor
Teachers must introduce a project and generate student interests in doing the project. An anchor is an introduction to a project that provides a real-world connection.
Task
A tasks narrows and focuses project work by providing a specific item to complete. Students need to understand the type of project outcomes the teacher expects.
Directions
Directions give students more guidance on how to complete the tasks. Directions help students know what to do to stay on tasks and make progress on their project.
Student Choices
Though project based learning will include a task and directions, it's important that these are not so detailed that there can be no student choice in the matter. The teacher must permit student choices in project based learning.
Student Inquiry
The student centered nature of project-based learning means that student are involved in inquiry processes. Student inquiry means that students themselves are finding and evaluating information to help them complete a project.
Collaboration and Teamwork
Studnets work in groups to complete a task. Students learn a variety of leadership skills by assigning and following up on responsibilities, seeking information, making a plan of action, and doing other group activities.
Teacher Coaching and Feedback
The teacher provides coaching and feedback to students during the project and evaluates students' projects when they are completed. Teachers coach student by showing or telling them how to improve what they are doing or how to better follow directions and meet project requirments.
Student Reflection
Reflection is an important element of project-based learning. Students should reflect both as groups and an individuals. Students reflect at many different points in the project-based learning process.
Public Presentation
Presenting the findings of the project to a wide audience is a great way to showcase student work. It is important for the teacher to find a meaningful way for students to present the products of a project-based learning project.
Nine Elements of Project-based Learning
Carley Dye
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The Nine Project Based Learning Elements
By: Carley Dye
Anchor
Teachers must introduce a project and generate student interests in doing the project. An anchor is an introduction to a project that provides a real-world connection.
Task
A tasks narrows and focuses project work by providing a specific item to complete. Students need to understand the type of project outcomes the teacher expects.
Directions
Directions give students more guidance on how to complete the tasks. Directions help students know what to do to stay on tasks and make progress on their project.
Student Choices
Though project based learning will include a task and directions, it's important that these are not so detailed that there can be no student choice in the matter. The teacher must permit student choices in project based learning.
Student Inquiry
The student centered nature of project-based learning means that student are involved in inquiry processes. Student inquiry means that students themselves are finding and evaluating information to help them complete a project.
Collaboration and Teamwork
Studnets work in groups to complete a task. Students learn a variety of leadership skills by assigning and following up on responsibilities, seeking information, making a plan of action, and doing other group activities.
Teacher Coaching and Feedback
The teacher provides coaching and feedback to students during the project and evaluates students' projects when they are completed. Teachers coach student by showing or telling them how to improve what they are doing or how to better follow directions and meet project requirments.
Student Reflection
Reflection is an important element of project-based learning. Students should reflect both as groups and an individuals. Students reflect at many different points in the project-based learning process.
Public Presentation
Presenting the findings of the project to a wide audience is a great way to showcase student work. It is important for the teacher to find a meaningful way for students to present the products of a project-based learning project.