Design And Practice On Moodle Supporting PBL In Information Technology Subject Of Junior Middle School

The new curriculum reform advocates the changing of learning methods. There are increasing theoretical researches and practical explorations for web-based project-based learning in information technology-related teaching. For teachers of information technology subject, how to set up the web-based learning environment to support project-based learning has become a topic with practical significance.Being a virtual web-based learning environment, Moodle provides a strong support for project-based learning. This study is aimed to explore the methods to establish the project-based learning environment by using Moodle platform; to sum up the instructional designs and implementation plans for project-based learning under the Moodle environment; and thus to further the promotion of Moodle environment in elementary and secondary education practice with the expectation that it could play a referential and facilitating role in the development of local information technology subject teaching and learning.The thesis is divided into six chapters, namely introduction; current worldwide researches; designs of Moodle learning environment supporting project-based learning; sample design of Moodle learning environment supporting "Shanghai 2 day tour"; sample design of Moodle learning environment supporting"The Century Disaster"; and research summary.Chapter I, the introduction part covers the background, significance and methods of this research.Chapter II, the concepts of"project-based learning"and"Moodle"are first introduced and the current researches for project-based learning, the implementation of Moodle learning environment, and  the researches conduced in China for project-based learning on Moodle platform are then discussed.Chapter III, the methods of designing Moodle learning environment to support project-based learning are discussed through three sections: the installation of Moodle platform; the powerful supporting functions of Moodle modules for project-based learning; and the general procedures to design the Moodle learning environment.Chapter IV & V, based on the discussion in the previous chapter, further studies on the design of Moodle supported project-based learning are carried out with sample designs"Shanghai 2 Day Tour"and"The Century Disaster"combined with the experience from real classroom teaching practice.Chapter VI, the results of this study are summarized; reflection is given to the further implementing of Moodle platform in elementary and secondary education practice; and directions for further studies are defined.