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Blair Peterson

PBL: What Does It Take for a Project to Be "Authentic"? | Edutopia - 0 views

  • A not-authentic "dessert project" would involve the kind of assignment students are typically given in school: compose an essay, create a poster or model, write and present a book report, or make a PowerPoint presentation on a topic they've researched.
  • Beyond their teacher and maybe their classmates, there's no public audience for students' work, no one actually uses what they create, and the work they do is not what people do in the real world.
  • PBL means students are doing work that simulates what happens in the world outside of school. In a project that is somewhat authentic, students could play a role (as in choice "c" above) -- scientists, engineers, advisors to the President, website designers, etc. -- who are placed in a scenario that reflects what might actually occur in the real world. Or students could create products that, although they are not actually going to be used by people in the real world, are the kinds of products people do use.
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  • PBL means students are doing work that is real to them -- it is authentic to their lives -- or the work has a direct impact on or use in the real world.
  • The project meets a real need in the world beyond the classroom, or the products that students create are used by real people.
  • he project focuses on a problem, issue or topic that is relevant to students' lives -- the more directly, the better -- or on a problem or issue that is actually being faced by adults in the world students will soon enter.
  • he project sets up a scenario or simulation that is realistic, even if it is fictitious.
  • The project involves tools, tasks or processes used by adults in real settings and by professionals in the workplace. (This criterion for authenticity could apply to any of the above examples of projects.)
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