From what we have been doing, I understand a webquest to be a websearch but one where all the relevant information is right there. I have likened it to the use of a dictionary – when reading a passage, there may be clues that will hint to the meaning of a word. You have to figure which information is useful and which are not. Whereas with a dictionary, the meaning is right there – as with a webquest, there is no sorting through the tangled web of the internet to get to the information, the relevant links would have been provided.
I believe that this is a very good strategy as it helps the students remain on task and it is less time consuming than if they had to do the search on their own. The information of a good webquest should be appropriate to the students level and should be relevant to the topic of study.
For me, I see one problem… students may just copy the information without actually learning the content.
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