You need to reflect on the
questions you have posed for the project. Are they real world questions? Do they tie your subject or teaching area to the students’ experiences? Research has shown that if you link your curriculum content to the local context, students are more likely to see the relevance in your subject and be more engaged in the activities you set for them. Another consideration is, have you posed an open or closed question?
Study this article and then complete the task that follows.
Task
- Open the your PBL planning document and review your leading question.
(If you need to start again here is an empty template)
- Adjust the question posed in your planning template so that it:
- Provides a local context for the investigation;
- Is ‘Open’ in character and will allow a number of different research directions.
Teachers identify or design complex, real-world problems and structure them in a way that incorporates key subject matter concepts and serves as the basis for student projects (KD.3.b).
