Learning Approaches Quiz

What are the golden standards of Project-Based Learning (PBL)?

• Individual tasks and assessments, teacher-directed instruction, final product or presentation.

• Authentic tasks, student-driven inquiry, collaboration and teamwork,

  multiple disciplines, and a public audience

• Abstract and theoretical tasks, independent work, multiple disciplines, and a public audience

• Fictional and imaginary tasks, competition, separation of disciplines, final product or presentation.

Which of these includes presenting the reports to class?

• Post-task,

• Task

• Post-task

In a high school math class, students are asked to do research on a famous mathematician and make a presentation about him or her.

• A: Project/Assignment

• B: PBL

What is the main focus of Task-Based Learning (TBL)?

• Learning through lectures and note-taking

• Learning through memorization of facts and information

• Learning through individual study and research

• Learning through the completion of meaningful tasks or activities

Give an example of a teaching activity in Project-Based Learning (PBL).

• After a two-week unit on the history of the 1960s that ended with a test, students spend two days staging a mock protest and hippie gathering, with costumes, props, and music.

• Writing an essay on the history of mathematics

• Designing and building a model of a sustainable house using recycled materials.

• Students make posters at home to illustrate ways to save water and energy, and put them up on the walls of the classroom next day.

In a middle school English Language Arts class, students create a fan fiction website, including a feature that enables editing and giving feedback so other students can submit their writing.

• Project/ Assignment

• PBL

Which of these is not TBL?

• Learn through

   real  communication.

• Student centered

• More appropriate for beginners

• Focuses on the whole week/ term/

Students create mobiles with various geometric shapes, which are hung in the classroom

• Project/Assignment

• PBL

Answer explanation

This is a nice activity—but the project itself doesn’t teach academic content and skills. It’s missing an authentic purpose beyond the classroom.

What does TBL aim to promote among students?

• Listening and reacting

• Learner autonomy

• Teacher empowered

• Memorize facts and content

Which of the following is NOT a typical element of PBL?

• Student autonomy and choice

• Collaboration with peers

• Focus on external exam

• Real-world problem-solving