THE EVALUATOR
As stated before,
you are the inspector. You are the one
who will decide how the future students who complete your group’s
WebQuest will be judged. You will also compose the
Conclusion section that allows the students to reflect on the work they have
accomplished during the WebQuest.
Before you begin
on your group’s project, you will investigate the methods that other WebQuests
use. Click on the links below and
investigate the WebQuests. Pay close
attention to the Evaluation and Conclusion sections of each site. Using the Evaluation/Conclusion
Critique form, complete an evaluation of each site.
THE EVALUATION
The most important
thing to keep in mind when constructing your Evaluation Section is that
traditional evaluation techniques are not the best means for evaluating the
results of WebQuests, since all students may not learn the same content.
Individual evaluation rubrics should be developed that follow curriculum
objectives and are easy for students to understand.
The following
sites are great resources for someone creating an Evaluation Section:
Rubrics for Evaluating Student Performance
An exercise by Nancy Pickett with templates and example rubrics.
A Rubric for Evaluating WebQuests
Is your WebQuest as good as it could be? This rubric allows you to score it
along eight dimensions to see where it might be improved.
Building Blocks for
WebQuests A description of the six essential sections of a
WebQuest. Newly enhanced by the San Diego City Schools Ed Tech Dept.
THE CONCLUSION
This can be a bit
more difficult since it involves you having to reflect on what the students
accomplish. The conclusion should summarize what the
learners will have accomplished or learned by completing this activity or
lesson. You might also include some rhetorical questions or additional links to
encourage them to extend their thinking into other content beyond this lesson.
Look
at the following WebQuest’s conclusions to get an idea of what you want to
include:
Finding the Lighthouse Diamond Thief (Science 6-8)
Genocide (Lang. Arts/Hist./Soc. Sci. - 8)
A City in Space (Science/Technology 9-12)
YOUR
PRODUCT:
Using the
information above as well as what you observed in the example WebQuests, you
must create the Evaluation and Conclusion sections of your group’s
WebQuest. This will be done on
MicroSoft word. Do not worry about hyperlinking
anything yet. The Archetect will be
responsible for putting it all together.
All you must do is create the evaluation tool for the students and the
concluding element.