ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT METHOD OF TEACHING

 This method is based on laws of learning leading to best conditions of learning.

 It develops the power of thinking ability to purpose, make plan to accomplish and judge
whether it is a success or a failure.

 It is a democratic way of learning.

 Responsibility and self-reliance are required by the students.

 There is real economy.

 Problem solving is stressed, reason and criticism is applied before ideas are taken over.

 It gives freedom and motivation to student

 Students learn social values and social adjustment.It gives a sense of reality and a sense of
accomplishments to students.

 Intrinsic standards of evaluation is set up in the student, thus they evaluate their own work.

 Project method helps, both the teacher and the students to grow, by experience, activity
and completion of a task.

LIMITATIONS OF PROJECT METHOD OF TEACHING

 Much of the learning becomes haphazard and incidental.
 There is less opportunity for experiencing the ability of others.
 Sometimes it is thought and accepted that all the expressed interests of students are of
equal values.
 The teacher finds it difficult to direct the project in such a way that proper development of
different subject takes place.
 Usual teaching becomes irregular and disorganized.
 In a group project some students are inclined to take all responsibility upon themselves
while others remain at the background.
 It leads to less academic achievement and incomplete mastery in other areas.
 It leads to upset in timetable and inability to cover the curriculum in a given time.
 A new teacher finds this method difficult.
 The project can become too ambiguous to students