WebQuest
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In education, WebQuest is a research activity in which students collect information, where most of the information comes from the World Wide Web. It was first invented by Bernie Dodge and Tom March at San Diego State University in 1995.
According to the original paper by Dodge [1] and another by Anne, a WebQuest is "an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the internet, optionally supplemented with videoconferencing."
Students typically complete WebQuests in groups. Each student in each group then has a part which is the thing they should do or a specific area to research. WebQuests often take the form of role-playing scenarios.
The WebQuest is valued as a highly constructivist teaching method, meaning that students are "turned loose" to find, synthesize, and analyze information in a hands-on fashion, actively building their own understanding of the topic.
[edit] External links
- WebQuest.org, Bernie Dodge's WebQuest site.
- InstantWebQuest, Free WebQuest Design & Hosting tool.
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