Poster: Project-Based Learning in the Mathematics Course for First Year Students at a Technical University

Project activity is a form of educational and cognitive activity of students, which consists in motivational achievement of a consciously set goal. Project-based learning is increasingly being used in the various academic disciplines around the world. However, the question of when to start using this method effectively remains open. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to study the possibility of using project-based learning in the study of mathematics in the first semester in the first year at a technical University. To study the effectiveness of this method, we conducted a statistical test of the hypothesis of equality of average scores in the intermediate testing, scored by students who studied using the project method and the traditional one. The result of a survey of students about their knowledge of the project method before using it in a mathematics course at the University is presented. It is established that the use of the project-based learning can increase the interest of students in the learning process. The project-based learning has increased the average score of students at the end of the semester by 16.19% compared to the control group.