THE PROJECT-BASED LEARING METHOD – A FUNDAMENT OF CHILDREN’S COGNITIVE ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY LESSONS
DOI: 10.15547/PF.2018.014
The article is about the establishment of effective pedagogical conditions which stimulate the cognitive activity in children.
In nowadays education interactive teaching is becoming increasingly popular. The project-based method of learning is the fundament of interactive teaching. A theoretical study has been conducted and an adapted existing model on the project-based learning method has been suggested for use in construction and technology lessons in the kindergarten. The model is focused mainly on children’s interests and needs and defends the thesis that when applied in teaching, it is an effective tool for the development of the cognitive activity in children in the ages of four and five.
In nowadays education interactive teaching is becoming increasingly popular. The project-based method of learning is the fundament of interactive teaching. A theoretical study has been conducted and an adapted existing model on the project-based learning method has been suggested for use in construction and technology lessons in the kindergarten. The model is focused mainly on children’s interests and needs and defends the thesis that when applied in teaching, it is an effective tool for the development of the cognitive activity in children in the ages of four and five.