4.1. Structure - Success of the method
It is undoubtedly true that a Project Based Learning method is successful when seven essential elements are
fulfilled. First and foremost, teachers should engage student’s interest and “need to know” and at the same time
stimulate them by making a capturing driving question (Larmer and Mergendoller, 2010). Moreover, students are in
charge of deciding whether they will use resources, how they will cooperate and communicate in order to achieve
the goal of their challenging project (Frey, 1991). Besides, critical thinking is enhanced and students can easily
conduct their inquiry as well as innovate by exploiting sometimes the advantages of technology (Larmer and
Mergendoller, 2010). An example is when a whole class of iPadslaunch their research, while at the same time they
are connected to teacher’s presentation in order to discuss a project. This technological improvement gives students
the opportunity to interact and simultaneously submit questions and answers (Webster, 2012). Finally, feedback and
revision are also important before student’s presentation in front of a real audience (Frey, 1986).