Differences between projects and PBL

The differences between PBL and “just doing projects “are numerous. The most significant in my opinion are those that are core to projects. PBL is a student led inquiry where students use open-ended questions to guide their research and apply what they learn in every step. The teacher is a facilitator and a guide but is not who decides what is learned. In PBL assessment is done throughout the process and not only grading the end product commonly assessed through rubrics, which are usually created by the students themselves. The development of diverse skills when doing PBL is great and collaboration along with critical thinking are top of the list contrary to memorizing which happens with regular projects. PBL also allows students to work at their own rhythm and interest contrary to projects where the teachers decides the content and how students will learn.