User:Haniumme/Project Method

Steps of project method:

1.)Providing a situation: The first step in the procedure is provision of a suitable situation where the students find some scope for carrying out a useful activity. For this purpose the teacher should always be on the look for curricular or co- curricular situation that provide "Problematic act" that could be carried out completion in the natural setting. An intelligent and alert teacher can provide such situations and help the students in selecting a project of their own preference. The situation may be presented in may different ways such as conversing with the class on different topics of interest to the students taking them out for a significant study trip say visiting a factory. laboratory, etc.

2.)Choosing and purposing: This is the most important part of the project. After the students have been provided with the problematic situations, they may be encouraged to choose one among them. In this the teacher, should guide the students in such a way that they get the necessary insight to make a good choice. Sometimes the teacher may be tempted to choose the project himself and make the class accept it. This is a wrong practice that might defeat the very purpose of the project method. The aim of the project method is to develop among the students the ability to think, make proper choice, fix up feasible goals or purpose, plan to execute it in a natural setting. The teacher is the only guide. This guidance should in no way hinder the development of the students. The final choice of the project must be made by the students themselves.

3.)Planning: This is important because the success of the project depends upon good planning. Planning too should be done by the students themselves under the guidance of the teacher. The teacher might begin by drawing the attention of the students to the need for  a plan. This should be followed by discussions in which all participate. It is not possible to make a detailed and well thought out plan at the very first instance neither it is desirable. It requires time. In order to realize the output anticipated by the project, a number of inputs will be required. Some of these may be readily available others have to be procured. Availability of all these has to be ensured before finalizing and starting a project.

4.) Executing the project: At this stage the teacher should help the students in dividing the project selected by them into proper p[arts and to distribute the tasks among them appropriately. Execution is really the longest step in a project and it requires a great deal of patience on the part of the teacher and sincere effort on the part of the students. Hence, a series of activities have to be undertaken by the students. They may be busy in collecting the information visiting places and people, gathering inputs, preparing tables and charts, engaging in manual activities involved, etc. At this stage wise guidance and careful monitoring by teachers are most essential at every state. The teacher should ensure that the work is distributed among the students according to their abilities and interest. At the same time every student should have a role in the project as a whole.

5.) Evaluating the project: IT is an important and essential stage in the project method. After the project has been executed the students must review their work and try what mistakes they have committed in planning or in its execution. They have also to find out whether the work has been carried out in accordance with the plan laid down and the goal anticipated. The quality of the output also has to be evaluated.. Thus at this stage a sort of self criticism is done by the students which is very valuable experience in any training programme. The teacher's role at this stage of the project is to provide students with the necessary standards of evaluation and to guide them in the use of these standards.

6.) Recording: A project may be well selected, well planned and well executed, but if nothing is recorded about it, it will fade away from memory, with the passage of time leaving no deep impression in the learners. So it is necessary that the students are encouraged to maintain a complete record of all the activities connected with the project. This "project book" should contain every thing relating to the project starting from the choice of the project to the self- appraisal made. A well maintained project book can serve a very useful purpose.