Contemporary educational concepts advocate for interdisciplinary/integra¬tive approach to teaching in order to generate operable knowledge applicable in life situations, as opposed to the mere memorizing of facts. Project teaching that is based on research and dealing with concepts within different subjects and disciplines as well as detecting and resolving problems through students’ independent research work is one of the forms of integrated teaching. This paper presents theoretical background of integrated/project teaching and two examples of implementing project teaching during elective art class in the higher grades of elementary school as an alternative approach to teaching, which is in the contemporary school practice expected to carry out experiential and problem solving learning, as well as encourage independence and active participation of students. The results of implementing projects in art classes indicate a greater student motivation for work, developing social skills and self-confidence, active participation in the teaching process in addition to better quality and long-term acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitudes.

Suvremeni pedagoški koncepti zalažu se za interdisciplinarni/integrativni pristup poučavanju u svrhu generiranja operabilnog znanja primjenjivog u životnim situacijama, nasuprot pukom memoriranju činjenica. Jedan od oblika integriranog načina poučavanja predstavlja projektna nastava koja se zasniva na istraživanju i obrađivanju pojmova unutar različitih predmeta i disciplina te otkrivanju i rješavanju problema kroz samostalni istraživački rad učenika. U radu su prikazana teoretska ishodišta integrirane/projektne nastave te dva primjera provođenja projektne nastave u okviru izborne nastave likovne kulture u višim razredima osnovne škole, kao mogućih alternativnih pristupa nastavi od koje se u suvremenoj školskoj praksi očekuje provođenje iskustvenog i problemskog učenja te potenciranje samostalnosti i aktivnosti učenika. Rezultati rada u projektnoj nastavi likovne kulture ukazuju na veću učeničku motivaciju za rad, razvijanje socijalnih vještina i samopouzdanja, aktivno sudjelovanje u nastavnom procesu te kvalitetnije i dugotrajnije usvajanje znanja, vještina i stavova.