Project-based learning: A review of the literature

By D. Kokotsaki, V. Menzies, A. Wiggins. 2016

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Project-based learning (PBL) is an active student-centred form of instruction which is characterised by students’ autonomy, constructive investigations, goal-setting, collaboration, communication and reflection within real-world practices. It has been explored in various contexts and in different phases of schooling, from primary to higher education. The majority of the reviewed studies were based on a quasi-experimental pretest–posttest design with some baseline equivalence established but no random allocation of participants to control and experimental groups, and as a result, a causal link between PBL instruction and positive student outcomes cannot be established with certainty. Modern digital technology, group processes of high quality, teachers’ ability to effectively scaffold students’ learning and provide guidance and support, the balance between didactic instruction with in-depth inquiry methods and well-aligned assessment have been identified in the literature as facilitating factors in the implementation of PBL. The article concludes with six key recommendations considered to be essential for the successful adoption of a PBL approach in the mainstream school setting.

Subfields: Biomedical Engineering, Education, Media Technology

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Putting PjBL to the Test: The Impact of Project-Based Learning on Second Graders’ Social Studies and Literacy Learning and Motivation in Low-SES School Settings (2020, background): “reveal that the majority of studies have taken place in middle and high school classrooms and have not been designed in such a way as to draw clear causal conclusions about the impact of PjBL—although they have certainly made other important contributions to our understanding of the approach (Condli”
The Effectiveness of the Project-Based Learning (PBL) Approach as a Way to Engage Students in Learning (2020, background): “Thus, the PBL approach prepares students for the difficulties and rich situations of everyday life that can be addressed to achieve this goal (Häkkinen et al., 2017; Kokotsaki et al., 2016; Larmer & Mergendoller, 2015).”
The Effect of PjBL with WBL Media and Cognitive Style on Students’ Understanding and Science-Integrated Concept Application (2020, background): “The learners are actively involved in learning to achieve their goals through social interaction and any knowledge (Kokotsaki et al., 2016).”
Hybrid-PjBL: Learning Outcomes, Creative Thinking Skills, and Learning Motivation of Preservice Teacher (2019, background): “This activity is actually the main characteristic in the PjBL learning model (Bell, 2010; Kokotsaki et al., 2016).”