What is a WebQuest?

What is a WebQuest?

Webquest is an inquiry-oriented activity or project base in which some or all of the information that students learn from and use comes from resources on the Internet.  The teacher is the one who is responsible for creating the webquest, giving instructions and adding resources. WebQuests are designed to: Use learners’ time well, focus on learning and using information rather than looking for it, and Support learners’ thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.  Some characteristics of a webquest are that it engages the student's higher-order thinking skills, uses the Internet for information that cannot be easily obtained from other sources, takes advantage of the Internet in terms of its dynamic nature, and takes advantage of the Internet in terms of its communicative nature they communicate with teachers and other students.  There are two types of webquest short term and long term.  Short term is design to be completed within 1-3 class while the long term runs for weeks or a month.  WebQuests are made up of 7 components and they are welcome & title page, introduction, task, process, Evaluation, Conclusion and teacher’s Page.