• ABHIJEET GHOSAL

The world we live in today is vastly different from that of our ancestors. A wealth of technology surrounds us. We now live in a society that is rapidly changing and has an advancing knowledge base and we are constantly called upon to solve complex issues on a daily basis. As a result, employers are looking for individuals that can adapt to new situations and develop innovative solutions to problems that we have never seen before. Thus, our youth need to be trained to think differently and cultivate skills that have traditionally been ignored in the school setting. These new skills are being called “21st century competencies”, and are highly sought after in the working world. In order to teach our students 21st century competencies, we must move away from traditional modes of teaching. One such method is through the use of Project-Based Learning (PBL) within the classroom. PBL is currently advocated as a powerful means for facilitating students’ attainment of the high-level competencies and transferable skills increasingly being demanded by government, commerce, and industry. This mode of teaching enables teachers to prepare students for the high demands of our constantly evolving society. This complex method was first used by John Dewey and William Heard Kilpatrick, in the United States and it implied replacing the classical study subjects with the performance of practical activities, having a real purpose(learning-by-doing), starting from the pupils’ spontaneous interests. It was believe that by doing so, by solving real issues, knowledge could be acquired and abilities could be built. PBL integrates knowing and doing. Students learn knowledge and elements of the core curriculum, and also apply what they know to solve authentic problems and produce results of that matter. PBL is essential in teaching students “critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity”. The outcome of PBL is greater understanding of a topic, deeper learning, higher-level reading, and increase motivation to learn. So using PBL, we will not only help students to gain valuable skills that will enable them to succeed in the classroom but will also help them to succeed in the working world.

21st century skills, critical thinking, creativity, advance technology, collaboration.

"PROJECT BASED LEARNING IN 21ST CENTURY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.304-310, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812140.pdf

"PROJECT BASED LEARNING IN 21ST CENTURY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp304-310, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812140.pdf