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WHAT IS A WEBQUEST?

A webquest is an inquiry oriented

activity which asks students to
use the World Wide Web to learn
about and/or synthesize their
knowledge in a specific topic.

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 WHY WEBQUESTS?

• The Impact of the Internet and WWW

• WebQuest’s Impact on Teaching and Learning
• Student motivation and authenticity
- Makes learning interesting for students
• Thinking skills / Scaffolding
- You can show students – or let them
discover for themselves,not just tell them
• Cooperative learning
- Students work in teams
• Technology integration / Web access

• Lets students explore selected areas in more depth, but within

limits. This makes webquests ideal for classes which combine
Students with different ability levels.

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WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL PARTS OF A
WEBQUEST?
• There are five basic
components of an average
WebQuest:
1. Introduction
2. Task
3. Process
4. Resources
5. Evaluation
6. Conclusion
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INTRODUCTION

The purpose of the

Introduction section is to:
– set the stage for the
activity
– catch the reader's
attention to draw them into
the quest
– provide background
information

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 TASK
• Task:
The task is a formal description of what
students will have accomplished by the
end of the WebQuest.
• It also describes the tools that are to be
used to produce the expected product –
such as a HyperStudio stack or
PowerPoint presentation, a written
report, or an oral presentation.

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PROCESS

Process:
This is a description of the
steps learners should go
through in accomplishing the
task.

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RESOURCES

Resources:
This section of the WebQuest
consists of a list of the
resources (bookmarked Web
sites, print resources, etc.)
that your students will need
to complete the task.

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EVALUATION

Evaluation:
Each WebQuest needs a rubric 1 for
evaluating students' work. The
standards should be fair, clear,
consistent, and specific to the tasks
set. Many of the theories of
assessment, standards, and
constructivism apply to WebQuests:
clear goals, matching assessments to
specific tasks, and involving the
learners in the process of evaluation.
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CONCLUSION
The Conclusion section of a
WebQuest provides an opportunity
to:
– summarize the experience
– encourage reflection about the
process
– extend and generalize what was
learned
– add higher level questions that
may be researched at another
time
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Think about your webquest in the way

you would any other lesson
and ask these questions

• What do I want my students to

learn as a result of this lesson?
• Why is this information
important?
• Where does the information fit
into the specific context of this
unit?

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CONSTRUCTING WEBQUESTS

Use A WEBPAGE to
construct your webquest

Write a WebQuest in the

form of a Word document.

Use Microsoft Power Point

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LOCATING RESOURCES

Use “search engines”

Examples: Excite;
Yahoo; Dogpile, google.

Collect useful WebQuest sites

Example: WebQuest
Page

Collect useful websites for your

content area teaching and
learning activities
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 RUBRICS

• http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html
• http://bestwebquests.com/bwq/matrix.asp
• http://www.betsyanne.com/webquest_rubric.html
• http://teachers.teach-nology.com/cgi-bin/webquest.cgi
• http://www.ettc.net/workshops/webquest/rubric.htm
• http://www.classbrain.com/artteach/publish/article_70.shtml
• http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/courses/250.loertscher/b62.pdf
• http://www.sjc.edu/rchatel/educ584/projects/webquestrubric.doc

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SELECT A TOPIC APPROPIATE
FOR WEBQUESTS

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SELECT A DESIGN

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DESCRIBE HOW LEARNERS WILL
BE EVALUATED

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DESIGN THE PROCESS

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