A GUIDE TO LEARNERS ABOUT PROJECT BASED LEARNING
Projects are a dynamic approach to teaching in which students explore real-world problems and
challenges, develop ideas and come up with a helpful product while working in small
collaborative groups.
Why projects? We live in a volatile , uncertain , complex and ambiguous world(VUCA).
Projects teach us not just content, but also important skills to be able to survive in this VUCA
world. These skills include communication and presentation skills, organization and time
management skills, research and inquiry skills, self-assessment and reflection skills, group
participation and leadership skills, and critical thinking
Lower secondary curriculum demands every learner to do a project in every subject. These
project should be assessed by the teacher and the scores submitted to UNEB to contribute 10%
of the final mark. (note that a learner who has not been assessed in projects and AOI’s will not
be assessed at the end of S4).
Nature of new lower secondary projects.
Learners projects should be ; solving societal problems
Done in groups , though each learner is assessed individually
Be related to any theme in the subjects studied
Use readily available materials
Done in a period of less than a month
Skills to be developed/ assessed at different stages of the projects
Stage activity indicators Skills/aspect to be marked Score/
Planning Problem Problem identifying a community a problem
identification statement
Project Title write an appropriate project TITLE
proposal
Alignment to Problem should be aligned to any
theme theme in the subject
Justification write the objectives and benefits of
of the project their project
Methodology State an appropriate TANGIBLE
PRODUCT to make.
explain how his/her product will work
draw or describe a plan /design of
their product.
research on how his product is made
step by step procedures of making his
or her product.
experiment to test the effectiveness of
their product. expected challenges and
solutions predicted
Identification identify materials to use and made a
of materials budget for the project materials
and budget
making
Stage Indicators Aspect to be marked
Project Organization. project work organized score
implementation Use of resources utilize the resources properly
Expression of Critical Plan and carry out investigations
thinking and problem- Sort and analyze information
solving skills Identify problems and ways
forward predict outcomes and
make reasoned decisions
Evaluate different solutions
Expression of Creativity Use imaginations to explore
and innovation skills possibilities
Work with others to generate ideas
Suggest and develop new solutions
try out innovative alternatives
Look for patterns and make
generalizations
Expression of Work effectively in diverse teams
Communication skills Interact effectively with others
Take responsibility for own
learning Work independently with
persistence
Expression of use numbers and measurements
Calculation and ICT accurately
skills Interpret and interrogate
Expression of Co- mathematical data
operation and learning use mathematics to justify and
skills support decisions
accountability and Record keeping
use technology to create,
manipulate and process
information, collaborate,
communicate and refine your work
Demonstration of Values illustrate Peace and harmony in
in the project work. your project
(honesty, integrity, social express Integrity and honesty
harmony, national unity) exhibit Patriotism in your project
show a positive attitude towards
work respect human rights
demonstrate Self-Control in the
project
environmental awareness
Steps/procedures Manage goals and time
Time management
Stage Indicators Aspects to be marked Score
Product Originality of the product honestly made by the learner
product him/herself
any uniqueness in the product presented
Creativity of use of any imagination or original ideas to
making the create the product presented,
product any inventiveness to make a new and
valuable product
Innovation of the introduction / improvement of new goods
project or services to solve man’s problems
Accuracy / product should possess high precision in
precision of the solving the problem you identified
product. faults in a product
Testing of the Test should yield proper results about the
product product
Effectiveness and (teachers judgment of the product) did the
efficiency of the product actually solve the problem stated
learner’s product by the learner based on the experimental
in solving the results
problem
identified by the
learner
Stage indicators o Aspects to assess score
Report Relevance o report content report’s format.
Accuracy o Excellence of the whole report
Coherence.
excellence
QUESTIONNAIRE TO AID THE LEARNERS
Move around your community which may be your school, places near your home, at home, or
your entire village to identify one problem that the community is facing. Make sure that the
problem you identify can be solved by the knowledge you have gained in class using any of the
chapters covered so far in my subject.
1. What problem have you identified in your community? (Write a problem statement).
2. Write the title of your project and State the chapter on which your project will focus.
3. Write the main aim, objectives and benefits that your project will have.
4. State the TANGIBLE PRODUCT that you as a person are going to make physically (not
buying) to help solve the problem.
5. Think and draw a plan /design or blue print of how your product will look like with a pencil.
6. Explain in details how your product will work to solve the problem.
7. Using Google/internet, book or skilled people, research on how that product is made.
8 . Think critically and list all the materials you will need to make your product. After, make a
budget for your project.
9. Explain in details the step by step procedures of how you will make the product.
10. Explain how you will experiment to see if your product will work to solve the problem
stated. Also predict challenges you may face in your project and provide their solutions.
11. Make a simple schedule or work plan / action plan for your project as follows.
ACTIVITY STARTING DATE ENDING DATE
Problem identification and
Planning for the project
Project implementation
Testing the product’s
efficiency and any
adjustments / modifications
Report writing
