Project-Based Learning - a Tool to Increase Students' Intrinsic Motivation

During the past decades the world has been changing and transforming at a fast pace due to the advancements in all fields, especially the technological ones and the educational systems have been touched by these alterations. Consequently, educators and teachers are striving to adapt to the students’ needs and interests. Moreover, in a society in which students feel more and more demotivated to learn, it is up to teachers to find ways to ignite students’ curiosity and interest that may lead to the desired satisfaction and pleasure to learn, resuscitating the intrinsic motivation to learn. In this context, this article aims to highlight the impact of Project-Based Learning as a learning tool which can benefit the students by fostering motivation and engagement during classes due to its key feature: it is an approach which places the students in the centre of learning by encouraging them to participate in an active way and take responsibility for the entire process, thus students own the learning process which enables them to find the engagement and motivation to study within themselves.