Project-based learning for students engagement

Abstract

The reality and circumstances under which the educational process takes place today encourage scientists and teachers to search for new effective ways of developing the cognitive activity of modern students, to attract new approaches, methods, technologies and tools. Innovative technologies play a crucial role in shaping the modern world, driving progress in education by enhancing students' engagement. The researchers throw the light upon the importance of usage of popular information and communication technologies in the classroom, namely project-based learning. Innovations lead pre-service teachers to the creation of entirely new opportunities for teaching and becoming well-prepared for providing high quality educational services for primary school students. The article shows the prospects of future primary school educators' training to perform their professional duties while applying project-based learning by means of digital tools. For this purpose, the authors analyze the concepts relevant for solving this problem, its coverage in the psychological and pedagogical literature, the essence of project-based learning itself, and its impact on increasing student activity in classes. It is noted, different types of projects are actively used by teachers in the classroom: research, creative, game, informational, practice-oriented. Various classifications of projects can be distinguished according to their duration, the kind of activity, the nature of project coordination and relationships as well as considering interdisciplinary approach. The benefits of using project-based learning for teachers and students are determined and appropriate conclusions are derived.