Correct Answer - Option 2 : Dewey
The teaching method is a way to put theory in practice with the help of principles, pedagogy, and management strategies. It helps the teachers to plan and present the lesson coherently.
- There are various kinds of teaching methods in fashion to facilitate learning and 'Project Method' is one of them.
- Project teaching method is associated with John Dewey as first it was originated by Dewey and was later popularized by W.H. Killpatrick.
- The Project method emphasizes active learning by association and mutual co-operation of a group of peers to complete a specific project effectively.
Characteristics of Project Method:
- Relates learning with real-life.
- Promotes learners' active participation.
- Develops abstract and concrete scientific skills.
- Encourages the application of practical knowledge.
- Ensures learners' individual and collective development.
Hence, it could be concluded that John Dewey was the propounder of Project Method of Teaching.
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Friedrich Frobel
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- A German pedagogue is best known as the propounder of the 'play way' and 'kindergarten' method of teaching.
- His method is based on the physiological principle of development and growth.
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Montessori
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- The Montessori method is propounded by ‘Maria Montessori’, an Italian physician and naturalist.
- This method lays emphasis on students' all-around development.
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Rabindranath Tagore
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- He has founded Shantiniketan School in which classes were provided under trees in order to connect learners with nature.
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