Teachers Page
- Provides additional information to any teacher who might want to use the same WebQuest in their own classroom. This page is helpful in providing data needed for lesson plans.
- The Teacher Page is where the teaching hints are located.
"Evolutionary instead of revolutionary"
(Bernie Dodge, 1995)
WebQuests is good teaching with a web. It consists of:
Constructivist lesson format
Resources are pre-selected
Students taking engaged roles (diverse perspectives)
Higher learning of thinking
A Scaffolded learning structure
It provides a way to integrate sound learning strategies with the effective use of the Web. This activity is directed by teachers; pushing students through a successful learning process!
What are the key elements?
The Task is to provide students with adequate support to finding authentic facts to questions. So the students are not just copying and pasting; provide structured reasonings to the activity with issus that seem out of the students each of finding answers. Make sure the information provided by the student is authentic with a reason why and how they got thier answer(s). The WebQest should be aloud to be addressed in group learning and social question and answers so the students can discuss facts of similarities and differences. The WebQuest has Six components: Introduction, Task, Process, Evaluation, Conclusion, and a Teachers Page.
Introduction |
Objectives and Standards |
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Content Area and Grade Level |
Prerequisites |
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Materials |
Resources and References |
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Evaluation |
Conclusion |
Process
The process identifies the steps the students should go through to accomplish the task.
In the process phase of a WebQuest, the teacher suggests the steps that learners should go through in completing the task. It may include strategies for dividing the task into subtasks, descriptions of roles to be played or perspectives to be taken by each learner. The instructor can also use this place to provide learning advice and interpersonal process advice, such as how to conduct a brainstorming session.
Evaluation
Describes to the students how their performance will be evaluated, and is often in the form of a scoring rubric
Grading Rubric for WebQuest Sample
Introduction (8 pts) _________
Task (8 pts) _______
Process (20 pts) ________
Evaluation (8 pts) _______
Conclusion (6 pts) _______
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Comment:
Conclusion
Summarizes what the learners will have accomplished by completing the WebQuest, and often provides additional opportunities to extend their thinking.
Credits
Sites:
http://www.thematzats.com/webquests/page3.html
http://alicechristie.org/edtech/wq/about.html
www2.gsu.edu/~wwwche/grforweb.doc
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/conclusion.htm
http://www.uni.edu/coe/ci/240-020/webquests/webquestparts.html
Teachers Page