The Project-Based Approach in Informatics Education – A Real-World Example of Rational Number Arithmetic Library Implementation and Use

Abstract

Project-Based Learning (PBL) has long been a well-known and widely used constructivist teaching method in various fields, in which students learn by taking active part in real-world and personally meaningful projects. When it comes to teaching Computer Science, developing software projects is a natural implementation of this pedagogical method. In this paper, the authors share their experience of adapting a project they have used for several years in undergraduate student training to the high school course in Computer Science. Emphasis has been placed on interactive teaching methods in the classroom and the interdisciplinary connection with mathematics. The achieved results have been analysed.