1. All About WebQuests
By: Tanya Bogart
Lindsay Corash
Meagan Harr

2. What is a WebQuest?
• According to teachersfirst.com, a
WebQuest is an assignment which
asks students to use the World Wide
Web to learn about and/or synthesize
their knowledge a specific topic.

3. Six Parts to a WebQuest
• Introduction- it provides background information
and makes desirable to the students
• Task- what the students should accomplish by the
end of the WebQuest
• Process- description of the steps, with links
embedded in each step
• Resources- what the students will need to
complete the task
• Evaluation- rubric
• Conclusion- allows for reflection by the students
• Teacher Page- for the teacher to give their
reflection

4. Terms of WebQuest
• Short-term WebQuest- the goal is
knowledge acquisition and integration
• Long-term WebQuest- the learners
analyze and transform knowledge into
something that is understandable by
others
• Link- an instruction that connects one
part of a program or an element to
another
• Audience- a gathering of spectators or
listeners at a performance

5. WebQuest Links
• Here are some great examples of
WebQuests!
• http://webquest.sdsu.edu/WebQuest
1.html
• http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest
2.html

6. Resources Required for
WebQuest
Class sets of books
•
E-mail accounts for all students
•
Specific software (how many copies?)
•
Specific hardware (what kind? How
•
many?)
• Specific reference material in the
classroom or school library
• Video or audio materials

7. Pros
Share with others, such as family
•
Work collaboratively, or from home
•
Narrow topics
•
Diverse talents and different ways of
•
learning
• No right or wrong answer
• New way to research topics
• Clear rubrics, or requirements

8. Cons
• Lack of student thinking or creativity
• Teachers give too much information,
such as where to find resources and
suggestive formats
• Too much time to complete
• Students may not have required skills
• Lack of computer availability
• Off task behaviors while they should be
working, such as surfing the internet

9. Scholarly Articles
• jolt.merlot.org/vol3no1/burchum.htm
• http://find.galegroup.com/itx/retrieve.do?con
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