PROJECT-BASED TEACHING AND ITS USAGE IN TURKISH INSTRUCTION

Abstract

Project-based teaching is a teaching strategy which basically considers students' activities, relies on students' designs and aims at teaching through projects. Developed in the beginning of XX'th century, Project-based teaching has been a specific teaching strategy through studies of Dewey and Kilpatrick and opinions of Piaget, Vygotsky and Bruner. Project-based teaching aims to transform students in the learning-teaching process from taker position into individuals researching, examining and problem solving using knowledge acquired. Implementation steps of project-based teaching are determination of goals and subject, composition of teams, gathering and organization of knowledge, conclusion of project and evaluation of project. In this study, by means of literature scanning; theoretical basics, implementation steps, superiority, limitations and position in Turkish instruction of Project-based teaching are studied.