1. Give an example of an authentic form of assessment the students engaged in a PBL performed well on?
- Students engaged in a PBL performed well on the IOWA test of basic skills as well as national exams.
2. How does project based learning promote intrinsic motivation?
- Project based learning uses the element of choice to allow the students to strike their own interest in the topic. By allowing the students to make their own decisions throughout the project it allows them to discover things they want to know and are interested in.
3. What do students who experience a PBL do better than students who receive traditional direct instruction?
- Students develop twenty-first century skills such as teamwork skills, use of different technologies, and solving real world problems. The skills they experience extremely critical to success to any job the students will have in the future.
4. How does PBL align with John Dewey's philosophy of education?
- A PBL fits into John Dewey's philosophy of education because he believed you learned by doing. IN PBL students take a real world problem and then propose ways how to solve it. A PBL is a great way to improve a students problem solving skills and have them "learn by doing".
5. Why do our assessment practices need to change if we are going to prepare students for the 21st century?
- Our assessment practices test a students current knowledge on a specific topic. Rather than preparing the student for how they will be assessed in a work environment. A PBL helps the student see the connection from what they are learning to real world situation. This prepares them for possible problems they could encounter during their future jobs.
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