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List the Appropriate and inappropriate situations of using project as a method teaching

List the Appropriate and inappropriate situations of using project as a method teaching

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Appropriate Situations
1. To teach practical subjects for example home science, Agriculture and Industrial subjects.
2. In social studies e.g. in writing a history of a local community and writing an account of the development of a school.
3. In Science subjects e.g. studying ways of improving health in the school and local community.
4. When there is need to arouse learners interests e.g. when trying out new idea.
5. When learners are to acquire desirable skills, understanding and attitudes relevant to their
developmental needs e.g. where learners are supposed to design a workshop which is to be
used by an approximate number of learners. When learners are needed to discover much more
on certain areas.
6. When staging a play for school, organizing parties, competitions.
7. When nature of work requires precision but not just information
8. Projects can be applied in theory subjects e.g. research and report writing.
9. As a course requirement.
INAPPROPRIATE SITUATIONS
1. When the project to be undertaken is too expensive.
2. When the level of learners does not measure to the level of the project i.e. too complicated a project.
3. When the learners are too young to bring or put together the necessary pieces of information.
4. When the project does not meet the learners needs, i.e. if it offers too little as compared to time and money involved in it.
5. When attempting to cover a lot of work a project is not appropriate. 6. When introducing a new topic, unit or course.
7. When there is limited time to carry out the project. In this case other methods may be employed.
Titany answered the question on September 15, 2021 at 09:03

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