Home economics plays an important role in terms of the development of a child into a responsible adult individual because it enables the acquiring of knowledge to solve life situations. Despite the important role of the subject, it is perceived as one of the easier subjects. Therefore, it is not treated in the same way as other subjects. To reduce misconceptions about the subject and guide students to realize how important home economics contents are to their lives, we can use different motivational approaches. The purpose of the bachelor’s thesis is to determine the opinion of students about the project-based learning work using information and communication technology (ICT) as one of the motivational approaches based on the active involvement of students in the process of acquiring knowledge useful for life. With the research into which 155 students of the 5th and the 6th grade in the subject of home economics, we ascertained that most students had not yet carried out project-based learning work by using information and communication technology in home economics. Namely, there is a lack of implementation of active forms of teaching because based on the results, we ascertained that students have difficulties distinguishing practical work from project-based learning work. Therefore, it would make sense to think about improvements in this field.
The results of the research showed that most students are aware of the importance of project-based learning using information and communication technology. They list many advantages, although most students have not yet tried such a method of teaching in home economics lessons. Students believe that project-based learning using modern technology is an interesting, creative, and active way of acquiring knowledge. We ascertained with the research that students could more easily transfer the assimilated knowledge in project learning work using modern technology in the household into everyday life. We ascertained that students would like to participate in project learning work, which includes practical work, or in a combined way of project-based learning work where a part of the project learning work would be carried out using modern technology, and part with practical work.
Based on the student's expectations for project-based learning work using ICT in home economics, a modern active approach to teaching would influence the qualitative development of skills in solving problems related to everyday life.
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