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Jaspreet Kaur

Project method is an educational approach that originated from John Dewey's ideas of pragmatism and experiential learning. It focuses on having students work on real-world projects related to their lives and interests. Through projects, students can integrate learning across subjects and apply their knowledge to solve problems or achieve goals. Key aspects of the project method include choosing a meaningful project, planning it, executing it through hands-on work, evaluating progress, and recording the process and results. While it has benefits like being psychologically engaging and practical, it also has limitations such as being difficult for teachers to implement and not suitable for covering full curricula.

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Jaspreet Kaur

Project method is an educational approach that originated from John Dewey's ideas of pragmatism and experiential learning. It focuses on having students work on real-world projects related to their lives and interests. Through projects, students can integrate learning across subjects and apply their knowledge to solve problems or achieve goals. Key aspects of the project method include choosing a meaningful project, planning it, executing it through hands-on work, evaluating progress, and recording the process and results. While it has benefits like being psychologically engaging and practical, it also has limitations such as being difficult for teachers to implement and not suitable for covering full curricula.

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PROJECT METHOD

Project method is the outcome of the


pragmatism idea propagated by Sir John
Dewey. What is to be taught should have a
direct relationship with the actual
happenings in life this central idea forms
the basis of project method. The principle of
correlation has been given a very practical
shape through this method as it tries to
impart education of all the subjects in an
integrated way by correlating them with the
real life activities.

Definition
According to Stevenson A project is a
problematic act carried to completion in its most
natural setting.
According to Kilpatrik A project is a whole
hearted purposeful activity proceeding in a social
environment.
.

Characteristics
A project is an act related to actual
life activities.
It is that activity which is undertaken
to solve an emerging or felt problem
or to realise some useful and
purposeful objectives.
It is always completed in a
environment and natural setting.
It is such act which is most
interesting and absorbing.

How to work with project


method
Providing a situation In this step, a
situation is provided to the students
to think over in choosing some
project to work on.
Choosing and purposing.In this
second step, students try to choose a
definite and appropriate project
keeping in view of the resources in
hand and the nature of the problem
faced in the first step.

Planning of the project The project chosen is


again discussed in terms of laying down a
plan and procedure for the execution of the
project
Executing the project In this step, students are
engaged in the execution of the project in a
natural way without involving any artificiality.
Evaluation of the project IN this step, the work
done on the project is evaluated from time to
time.

Recording of the project This step is


concerned with the task of recording.
How the project was chosen,planned
and executed. What type of
difficulties were faced and how they
were solved. Aii these things noted
by the students, are properly
recorded for future guidance.

Merits of project method


Psychological method

Practical method

Limitation of Project method

Difficulty on the part of teacher


Uneconomical method
Not suitable for teaching method
Difficulty in covering the syllabus
Not suitable to the present day
school conditions

CONCLUSION
In this way project method, irrespective of
having so many good points on its credit
side, suffers from so many handicaps and
limitations.It is clear that in no case project
method may be taken as a reliable method
of teaching mathematics.Incidental
teaching always needs a support from the
organised classroom teaching.The present
classroom teaching cannot be replaced by
project method teaching.

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