The Process of Learning through a Project

“Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results.”

― John Dewey

After working on this post for some time, I realized it would be best to break it up into a series of posts as it is getting quite long.  To start, I will explain my project and share the final product (actually a modified product for sharing purposes).  I will then share several posts that explain how I developed solutions to each part of the project and the learning that occurred.

Defining the Project
With data being the priority for so many decisions, my team was tasked with collecting numerous ratings from others.  The data included criterion-based ratings on a scale of 1-4 as well as we wanted to collect additional information gathered from check boxes and open-ended responses.  Because this data collection was important for us (but may not be as important to those inputting), we wanted to make it as user-friendly as possible.  Additionally, we wanted the end-users to be able to reference prior ratings (when possible) so they could be more informed while making current ratings as well as see trends.