Information Technology Backgrounder FAQ 14. Students have a voice in the nature of the project and the specific work they will do. Besides specific academic goals, projects are usually intended to teach collaboration, organization, and problem-solving skills. Projects typically lead to products, presentations, or performances that become part of student portfolios. Project-based learning as a theory has been around in various forms for most of the 20th century.
Constructivism holds that people learn by building on their current knowledge and skills.
Projects can help students learn new information in a context that is more meaningful and motivating than simply receiving a presentation of the same material from a teacher or book. However, most instruction is not project-based. Projects can be complex and time-consuming, and it is often hard to fit them into a school's daily schedule and a district's curriculum guidelines. That's where technology comes in. It allows projects to be conducted with greater efficiency and scope.