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The WebQuest
Developed by Bernie Dodge with Tom March in 1995 at San Diego State University, the
WebQuest is a focused lesson plan designed for investigative research projects done primarily over the Internet. The intention of a WebQuest is first of all to keep the student focused on the subject matter in which he or she is researching while simultaneously using time well.
What some educators favor about using WebQuests as learning tools, is that they tend to employ
Higher Order Thinking
Skills (HOTS). Simply said, HOTS is the ability to identify, organize, plan, and interpret information while understanding resources and knowing how to use these skills while working with technology.
Building a WebQuest includes six steps: the introduction, the task, the process, the resources, the evaluation (guidance), and the conclusion. Guided by the students' age or grade level as well as the curriculum, the designer will first introduce the quest by discussing the purpose of the assignment. The task tells what the student will accomplish. The process instructs the student what he/she needs to do in order to accomplish the task. Generally WebQuests are group projects mostly accomplished via Internet inquiries. The resources are provided as the only research tools, most of which will be hyperlinked to specific sites on the Internet. An evaluative guidance structure is provided to the student generally in the form of a rubric. At last, the conclusion allows for the learners to pull their information together so to demonstrate in the form of presentations or other task related projects to demonstrate what they have learned as a result of the WebQuest that was assigned to them.
Resources
WebQuest This site is hosted by the Educational Technology Department at San Diego State University.
To Write A News Story
- A WebQuest by Diana Squillace
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