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Li Cheng Uk Government Primary School

General Studies

2005-2006 Parent Workshop

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•It is a powerful learning and teaching approach to promote self-directed learning.

•It helps pupils to integrate generic skills, knowledge and values in the learning of GS.

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•Unlike the classroom teaching, pupils are active constructors of knowledge.

•Pupils have to raise questions, finds their own answers and look for the necessary information.

•It is not necessary to seek for right answer in some situations, but rather seeking appropriate solutions to problems.

•It encourages collaborative learning.

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The three stages1. Preparation Stage

2. Implementation Stage

3. Concluding Stage

　　

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1. 　 Preparation Stage 　 a. Idea Initiation by brain Storming

　　 　　

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1. 　 Preparation Stage 　 (a) Choose a Topic

　　 　　

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1. 　 Preparation Stage 　 (b) From Topic to Subtopic

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1. 　 Preparation Stage (c) Associate Subtopic with

questions

　　 　　

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1. 　 Preparation Stage

　 (d) Establish the Topic web

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1. 　 Preparation Stage (e) Planning on the inquiry process

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Subtopic Question How to obtain the information?

Fruit & vegetables

Variety Visit supermarkets

5/Days? Read nutrition books

Seasonal Search web sites of farms

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5/day? Seasonal

variety

Fruit & vegetables

Search web sites of farms

Read nutrition books

Visit supermarket

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2. Implementation Stages　 (a) Collect various types of information from books, newspapers, magazines, web sites, journals etc. 　　　　

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2. Implementation Stages　 (b) Obtain further information by visit, interview, questionnaire etc

　　　　　

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2. Implementation Stages　 (c) Information processing: review and selection of information 　　　

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3. Concluding Stage (a) Analyze and consolidate information

　　

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3. Concluding Stage

(b) Come to a conclusion and reflect on the project

　　

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3. Concluding Stage (c) Present, share and reflect on the outcome of the project

　　

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•Decide the topic

•Raise questions

•Find their own answers

•Prepare their report

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•Set clear learning aims and objectives with pupils.

•Provide guidelines to enhance pupils’ understanding of the topic

•Give guidance to pupils when they prepare their reports and oral presentations

•Helps pupils to develop different generic skills being targeted in a particular project

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•Support?

•When?

•How?

•To what extent?

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•Stimulate idea

•Support throughout the project

•Explore the sources of information

•Facilitate the decision making of your kids

•Give feedback and respond positively

•Be your kid’s project proofreader

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Project learning is NOT:

　 Just a Collection of Information

　 Cut and paste of picture, web, and

words

　 Pupils just wait for the teachers’

instruction

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Project Learning is:

Equally important in Process & Outcome

Productive outcomes

Self-directed Learning

The process of Collaborative learning

Apply the existing knowledge to learn new knowledge

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