PROJECT BASED LEARNING VERSUS CONVENTIONAL LEARNING THROUGH ITS EFFECT ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore knowledge and skills of diverse and underserved population. In this study two different ways and methods of teaching and learning have been discussed to identify the best one regarding improvement of teaching and learning culture. This study was aimed upon exploration of the gap between teaching, content and technology. Moreover, the study was intended to determine the effective learning technique that is supportive to computational thinking, collaboration among the student. Effectiveness of project based learning in comparison of the conventional learning has been explored through student academic achievement. Therefore, nature of the study was experimental and pre-test or post-test was used. Data was collected from students of public school. Findings revealed that the student need advances learning, and the change of teaching technique as compared to the conventional one yields good results towards students learning.