Webquest Review

2. http://www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=89629
by Nicole Amorin
http://www.zunal.com/teacherspage.php?w=89629

3. I must admit it was the catchy title that
caught my attention. Where in the World is
Carmen Sandiego was one of my favorite
PBS shows as a kid. Unfortunately, the title
for the most part was the only thing that
lived up to the expectation of the quest.

4.  Ease of Use - This webquest was very
easy to navigate, why because there
were no external links or sites to access.
0/2
 HOTS - The webquest goal was to answer
questions but it did not require an
application of information that was
learned. Students were required to
remember the information enough to
answer the questions.
1/2

5.  Students required to answer questions, but not really
required to conduct additional research above answering
the questions and guessing at a diagnosis.
 The introduction and task were well formulated.
 There were not additional sites to access.
 Quest could have gone into more depth about influenza
or another disease, anything else to ensure some students
success.
 Students were supposed to convey new found knowledge
in 1 paragraph.
1/2
TOTAL SCORE: 2/6

6. http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=141527
by Brian Lee
http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=141527

7. This math webquest was designed by a
tutor to give a practical application to the
concepts of slopes and slope intercept
formulas. The quest calls for the students to
research two possible career choices, plot
the change of salary over time and then
find the slope intercept for each of the
careers.

8.  Ease of Use - The navigation and examples
provided in the quest were appropriate for
the target audience.
1/2
 HOTS - This quest allowed for students to
remember the concept, check for
understanding of the concept and use the
formula to apply to plotting change in
salary over time. It hints a little bit to analyze
the data so as to make an informed
decision about a career choice.
2/2

9.  Goals were appropriate to measure the
understanding and correct application of the
formulas for the students.
 Students could utilize the sources given by the tutor or
could research on their own.
 There was a good example on conversions for the
students to use and recommendations of useful sites.
 Areas for correction were grammatical errors and
lack of access to other sources besides web tools,
such as adults with jobs and aligning tasks.
1/2
TOTAL SCORE: 4/6

10. http://questgarden.com/145/93/3/120625190453/index.htm
by Kaveh Shakeri
http://www.energy.ca.gov/nuclear/california.html

11.  This webquest gives students the tasks of
researching nuclear power
plants, developing an argument either for
or against power plants, then end with a
culminating project of a persuasive video
that tells voters about the upcoming
proposal to close a nuclear generating
station in San Diego. This webquest is good
for students in 9th grade and above for
subjects in politics, history and
science(physics,chemistry).

12.  Ease of Use - This was relatively easy to
navigate. The teacher provided the
links/resources that students could use.
2/2
 HOTS - Students were able to use all
levels of HOTS to complete the final
project and have a successful
presentation.
2/2

13.  The introduction gave an insightful overview of
the current event (at the time) of the future of
the nuclear generating station.
 The task section was clear to the expectations
of the end product.
 The process section gave valuable detail as to
where to locate the resources to do research.
It offered a variety of types of online sources:
videos, articles, sites etc. and it segmented out
into the areas that needed to be covered in
the final project. It also provided links on how
to create the final project.

14.  Goals were appropriate for level of students.
 Students required to access a variety of web tools
and applications to complete task.
 The issues with the quest are, in the evaluation
section, there is graded section for an outline and
storyboard, however there is not a mention of the
creation or use of one in the process section.
 The evaluation section does not tell what the total
possible points that can be earned are even though
a student can figure it out, it would be helpful.
1.5/2
TOTAL SCORE: 5.5/6

15. Akien, J and Kolbert, L. (2009, February 13).Webquest.org. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMHl2riF4oc&feature=related
Amorin,N.(2011) Where in the body is carmen influenza? Retrieved from
http://www.zunal.com/webquest.php?w=89629
Kopcha, T.(2008, October 29). WebQuest 101 part 1--what is a webquest?
Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4rel5qOPvU
Lee, B. (2012, March 10). Sloping out the pay. Retrieved from
http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=141527
Shakeri, K. Nuclear power the future of energy? Retrieved from
http://questgarden.com/145/93/3/120625190453/index.htm
http://webquest.org