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Project-based learning, or designed thinking, doesn’t just help students “get” the material in time for a good grade on the test; it also helps deepen their app
by Simulacra 9y ago
Project-based learning, or designed thinking, doesn’t just help students “get” the material in time for a good grade on the test; it also helps deepen their appreciation for what they learn.
The article is a little slanted, IMO, towards tech understanding. My husband studied polysci. There are not many projects, and hands-on methods for getting all of that, and I would say that for MOST degrees. Tech, on the other hand, totally hands on, project based for me.
- didgeoridoo 9y agoThe humanities have been doing “project-based” learning for a while: essays. Sure, you’re playing with ideas rather than code, and it’s hard to tell if your analysis of Rawlsian vs. Nozickian ethics “compiles”, but I’d consider it project-based learning nonetheless.
- rockostrich 9y agoThe problem with the comparison is there's no feedback loop with "project-based" learning unless you can discuss the subjects in a classroom setting or have 1-on-1 review of what you're writing. A compiler tells you if you're wrong right away and you can get started on the next feedback cycle immediately. You know if what you're learning is the working.