Project-based learning(项目化学习)is learning while doing. It gives learners the chance to get a deeper understanding of a topic. During the learning, learners solve problems by using real-world examples and challenges. Project-based learning is becoming widely used in schools. Students work on a project over a period of time-from a week to a term. At the end of the project, they show their knowledge and skills by creating a product for people. Let's take the example of Sandra.
Sandra is an eleven-year-old student in Sunshine Primary School. She wanted to know more about Greek mythology(希腊神话). Well, how did she make it?
◆ She chose Greek mythology characters as the topic because she was interested in the characters and their stories. |
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Step 1 Choose a topic |
◆ She had to learn about that topic and do some research on it. To collect information, she read books and articles about the history of Greek mythology. She also read some novels like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. She watched videos and played games all connected with Greek mythology. When she collected her information, she was ready to create a project. |
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Step 2 Do the research |
◆ She created a project based on(以……为基础)her talents and skills. She loves to build with Legos(乐高), so she decided to build lego creations based on the stories of Greek mythology characters. She's also really good at art, so she created a book about her favorite characters. In her book, she drew pictures of them and wrote the stories in her own words. |
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Step 3 |
◆ After all of that work, she made a living room presentation for Mom and Dad and shared the two products that she had created. Then she shared her project online with friends, and even shared her project on social media. |
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Step 4 Do the presentation |
From the example of Sandra, we can see that project-based learning allows a student to learn about a topic and then create a project based on his or her talents and skills. Not everyone is a great test taker, but everyone is good at something. Through project work, students can not only learn deeply about a topic, but also have fun learning. So if you' re interested in something, why not start with project-based learning?