Volume : 2, Issue : 6, JUN 2016

STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF PROJECT-BASED-LEARNING (PBL) APPROACH TO TEACHING OF SCIENCE AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Vareishang Tangpu, Anil Kumar K.

Abstract

Project-Based Learning (PBL) is a teaching learning approach, which is widely accepted as a new challenging alternative model to achieve maximum learning among the learners. This approach is more applicable to Science teaching and learning. PBL is a project based learning approach, which engages learners to sharpen 21st century skills and contents. PBL is an approach to learn any subject with in-depth understanding of the concepts. PBL in science teaching and learning is an activity based approach, engaging learners to work in groups and design their own to solve the given task. 31 practising school teachers at secondary levels of Tamil Nadu state of India were given training on PBL approach of teaching science, and directed them to implement this method in their regular classroom situations during the first year of training. A research tool was prepared to study the effectiveness of PBL method of teaching science at secondary school levels. A field survey was made in the second year of study to find out to what extent PBL was implemented in those schools, and how effectively PBL had been implemented and used in the school system. In this study, 1309 students participated in the process. The finding of the present study suggests that all the schools under study have successfully implemented PBL, and a positive correlation was achieved through this study.

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