The role of project-based learning as authentic assessment strategy in developing students' skills.

AbdelAziz AlTurkey, AlAnoud; Bawazer, Wazera

doi:10.21608/jsre.2019.56458

The role of project-based learning as authentic assessment strategy in developing students' skills.

Document Type : Original Article

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10.21608/jsre.2019.56458

Abstract

The Overview of Study
The current study aims to investigate the role of project-based learning as a realistic assessment strategy.
The researcher used the analytical descriptive method. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, she constructed specific tools, such as questionnaires, note cards and corresponding questions.
431 teachers who were applying the strategy answered the questionnaire. The researcher observed a specific sample of 16 teachers, then interviewed them to:

assess project-based learning.
show the effect of the strategy in improving students’ skills.
innovate ideas to improve the strategy.

The results of the research showed the effectiveness of project-based learning in:

Improving students’ behavioral and cognitive skills and their overall performance.
Instilling values among students like collaborating with peers.
Measuring teachers’ competence in constructing the assessment tools.
Distinguishing between the assessment tools, e.g. checklists, rating scales, etc.
Linking the curriculum to projects that promote students’ behavioral and cognitive skills.

Based on these findings, the main recommendations of the research are:

Adopting the project method as a realistic evaluation strategy at schools
Re-evaluating the curriculum and linking it to projects that would enhance students’ performance & skills.
Creating a bank comprising the evaluation tools that measure the students’ performance, behavioral and thinking skills. These tools need to be classified according to the different school stages.

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