The Effects of Project Work in a First-Grade Classroom: A Little Goes a Long Way

dc.creator	Janna Dresden
dc.creator	Kyunghwa Lee
dc.date	2007-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:19:17Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:19:17Z
dc.identifier	1524-5039
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/98a626b5b18d4d9d9dc2d654cdc0e478
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/27487
dc.description	This article discusses how a brief project-based unit promoted the learning of children in a first-grade classroom. The children attended a public elementary school located in a southeastern university town in the United States. Approximately 94% of the students in the school were from economically disadvantaged families. No children in this classroom were Caucasian, and most of them came from single-parent households. We compared the children's learning and performance in a teacher-directed science unit on animals versus a project-based unit on chicks. Results revealed that more state-mandated objectives were covered during the project-based unit than during the teacher-directed unit and that children had "more to say" by using more words and expressing more specific and accurate ideas after the project-based instruction. The project also provided more enriched learning opportunities than the traditional teacher-directed unit. Implications for early childhood teacher education are included.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Chinese
dc.language	Spanish
dc.publisher	ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, University of Illinois
dc.relation	http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v9n1/dresden.html
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1524-5039
dc.source	Early Childhood Research & Practice, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2007)
dc.subject	Early Childhood Education
dc.subject	Project Approach
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	The Effects of Project Work in a First-Grade Classroom: A Little Goes a Long Way
dc.type	article