A study on the Project Method Applied in Teaching Clothing and Textiles for Better Learning Effect at a High school

구안법을 응용한 고등학교 가정과 교수방법 개선에 관한 연구

The purpose of this study is to provide more efficient teaching method in teaching home Economics in High School. For this study, total 205 girls’high school students in the 2nd grade, among whom 103 students of 2 classes were in Chonju and 102 students of another 2 classes in Kunsan, were selected. Each one classes apiece of two areas were control group. Lessons on laundering were given to students in Chonju and lessons on arrangement of clothing were given to ones in Kunsan. The project Method of education was applied to the experimental group and the cramming system of education was applied to the control group. The difference of two groups were statistically analysed by t-test after the written examination, Practitude, creative ability and interest test. The results of this study are ; 1. The experimental group was higher in practical attitude, creative ability and interest than the control group. 2. Teaching through project method will give changes to the students’attitude toward their household affaires. 3. Teaching-learning method will be improved if lessons applied by project method is given, as the recognisable effect rises through the positive way of thinking and empirical method.