Hi everyone,
The readings on alternative assessment, rubrics and
project based learning (PBL) reinforced me to think of the project I used to
design for my students of class four and five in order to develop their language
skills. Similarly, I REMEMBERED A POSTER PRESENTATION by one of the Japanese instructor in last years NELTA Conference which was based on PBL and how it helped the teacher to MOTIVATE HIS STUDENTS in collaborative learning and improved their learning.
Thus, I am here wanted to state how
PBL can be used to help motivate students more. As PBL promotes student centered
learning rather than traditional teacher centered learning, students are always
motivated to involve themselves in interaction activity rather than
monotonous lecture class.
Similarly, now I have realized that PBL can be
incorporated with technology in my class. Just a simple example is as they are
investing their time on playing games on computer and using internet to chat
with the friends, I can assign them to choose a story (after providing the link
related with the story) and interpret it in their own words. Moreover, I have
found advantages rather than limitations of using PBL in my classes.
Rubrics plays significant role in any assignments we
assign to our students as it sometimes helps students on the questions as how
much to do and how to organize their writings which I have found even while
doing the assignments of this course. So far I
found myself using analytic rubrics in my classes and in special cases multi trait
rubrics especially for higher level students. Similarly, PBL is not a traditional method. Thus, alternative assessment system should be applied so that the learners would get
chance to evaluate themselves and progress in their own pace.
As PBL, alternative assessment and web quest are
based on self- directed learning, it helps learners to promote independent
learning as they get opportunity to learn by doing as well as in their own pace
and style.
Your comments will help me to grow more on PBL AND DESIGN NEW TASKS FOR MY LEARNERS.
Regards
Mandi
Yes I think that project work is really interesting and useful as we can integrate cross curricular subjects. Projects help students to develop their own ideas intstead of the teachers' views Elena
ReplyDeleteHi Elena
Deleteyes, it is really a wonderful task to design a project and now i have designed a project using zunal.com. i will be sharing the URL in my next post. i request you to comment on it.
Mandi
Hi, Mandi,
ReplyDeleteyes, you are on the right track. Explore PBL, use it in the classroom and you will see the students' positive change towards learning.
Irada
Hi Irada
DeleteThank you for your suggestions. i am really motivated to use PBL in my classroom.
Hello Mandi,
ReplyDeleteWe can say that the PBL is a machine and the rubrics or the previously prepared assessment criteria and technology are the wheels of that machine. If one is not working perfectly, the machine will work in the wrong way.
Thank you
Mustafa
Hi Mustafa,
Deletei like the combination you made about PBL and rubrics. obviously, if one is not working perfectly, the machine will work on the wrong way.
Mandi
Hi Mandy
ReplyDeleteI also remembered that poster presentation. It was wonderful. The motivation lies in project itself. It develops communication, research and social skills in students. In addition, it also provides useful way of integrating the four language skills.
Hope to see you this year in NELTA International Conference which is coming near.
Aparna
Hi Aparna,
DeleteActually, that poster presentation motivated me towards developing the project for my students and i applied few projects with my students last year.
Yes, i also want to meet you in NELTA cONFERENCE.