Webquest
are a lesson format developed by Dr .Bernie Dodge. The activities and lesson
that put in this webquest student don’t jut memorized but they are expected to
take the information that they interact and create new information that has
meaning to them. Student use the webquest to create meaningful project that
they share with others. The focus in the webquest is on using the information
rather than looking for it.
Role of
teacher:
The
teacher will use this webquest to be more modern way to teach rather than
tradition way because, webquest will increase student motivation. And when
student are motivated, they are more thinking and active.
Role of
student:
Student
will use a real recourse from their life rather than using the text book or
material that only presented from one point of view. The webquest will be enjoyable
for the student and less formal. WebQuests give students a task that allows
them to use their imagination and problem-solving skills. The answers are not
predefined and therefore must be discovered or created. Students must use their
own creative-thinking and problem-solving skills to find solutions to problems.
Class environment:
When the
student use this webquest in class they feel active and a wake in another words
they feel more free and they be more active and enjoy their time not only a regular
class.
Critical
thinking:
One of
the key reasons for using WebQuests is that they prompt higher-level thinking.
The questions posed to students require more than just finding and spitting
back information. They must take the information they research and transform it
into something else. Often students have to evaluate a variety of information
sources that contain multiple opinions. Prior to the Web, it was difficult for
teachers to provide resources with varying perspectives.
Student oriented
activates:
In the
webquest student will be working all the time. Also, they will can work with
many topic not just one. And the important point that student will learn how to
work with a group.
Cooperative/Collaborative
learning and project-based learning:
WebQuests
are often cooperative in nature, requiring students to take on roles where they
are part of a team that must accomplish the task. They have to become experts
on a certain topic and share this information with their group. They know their
teammates are counting on them to contribute to the completion of the final
task. Because they know their results will be shared with others in some
format, often times on the Web, they know they have a real, sometimes worldwide
audience.
WebQuests
are also a wonderful way of capturing students' imagination and allowing them
to explore in a guided, meaningful manner, "Communication, group work,
problem solving, and critical and creative thinking skills are becoming far
more important in today's world than having students memorize predetermined
content."
As an ESL
future teacher:
WebQuests, say the teachers who use them, promote high-level
thinking, develops problem-solving skills, and provides an avenue for
seamlessly integrating technology into the curriculum. And creating one is
easier than you might think! Many sites are available to walk you through the
process. As n ESL teacher in Saudi school I will use this webquest because, I want
my student to think to create to open their mined I don’t want them to only memorize
what I give them in class. Also, I want my student to creative and have the opportunity
to put their goals in front of them. However, as a teacher I encourage the
all teacher that not just use the school
book to teach the student they need more than a school book that way they need to
be more creative and that will happens when they tray with the Saudi school the
webquest.
