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Project Method: Prof .Amol Ubale
Project Method: Prof .Amol Ubale
Project Method: Prof .Amol Ubale
Project method owes its origin to the pragmatic school of philosophy. It was Propound by W H.
comprehensive unit around an activity that may be carried out in the school or outside. The
essence of this method is to carry out a useful task in a group in which all the students work co-
operatively. Learning by doing and learning by living are the two basic principles involved and
“A project is a bit of real life that has been imparted in to the school” -
Ballard.
Principles of the Project Method
1. Providing a situation
2. Choosing the Project
3. Planning
4. Carrying out the project
(executing)
5. Evaluating
6. Recording
Providing a situation
After a situation has been provided, the next step is the choice of a
good project. Only such a project should be selected as many satisfy
some real need of the pupils and for the good of all of them. The
pupil must feels that the project is their own.
Planning
After suitable choice have been made, the next step is prepare a plan for
the execution of the project. The entire planning is to be done by the
pupils under the guidance of the teacher, after a good deal of discussion.
Each child should be encouraged to participate in the discussion and
offer his suggestions. The entire plan should be put in black and white by
the pupils in their project book is complete.
Executing
When the plan is ready the teacher should encourage the pupil to put in into practice. He
should ask the pupils to assign duties and distribute work among themselves, according to
their individual interests and capacities. Each must be given some duty to do for the
successful completion of the project. Then, they should be asked to work in co-operation
with one another till the project is complete.
Evaluating
All the pupils should maintain a project-book in which they should put down a
complete record of all the activities, connected with the project. This record will be
include the choice of project, its planning, discussions held, difficulties felt, duties
assigned, references and books consulted, information gathered, experiences gained
,guidance sought etc.Impotant points for further references and guidance are also to
be noted down.
Geographical Project Applied in Schools