I reviewed a Mathematics WebQuest. Its title is Vector WebQuest. There are some weaknesses and strengths of this WebQuest. The weaknesses are it is not complex, does not have analytical question and does not has sufficient explanation on the process. On the other hand, the strengths of the WebQuest are an interested introduction and a range of web sites been accessed.
The most weakness of the WebQuest is it is not complex. It has only three parts. They are introduction, task and process. The WebQuest does not have evaluation, conclusion, and teacher page. Based on the criteria of a WebQuest, these elements are very important. Without Evaluation and conclusion, a WebQuest will be less useful. Another weakness is there is no any analytical question. Analytical questions are very important, since one of the purposes of a Webquest is to support learner thinking at the level of analysis. On this WebQuest, The level of questions is comprehension. Overall, the questions are not able to encourage students to think at high level thinking. The last weakness is it does not have sufficient explanation that is provided to students in order to accomplish the task. The WebQuest does not have full potential of web such as sound and video.
One of strength of the WebQuest is its introduction provides information that engages students to explore further. It is started with interesting issues. This issue will grab students’ attention. Another strength is its link to supported documents such as vector form. Moreover, it also provides various web sites such as .com, .edu and .gov. Some of the links take students directly to pages they need to go.
Even though the web quest has an interested introduction and various web sites been accessed, it is still inappropriate to be used by students because it does not fulfill the basic criteria of a WebQuest.
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Mailizar,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely. This WebQuest does not seem like a "true" WebQuest to me either! I feel like there are major parts missing, and it does not seem "complete." However, I do think that the idea behind this WebQuest, and the scenario that is introduced at the beginning is strong and creative and would grab the attention of students, but it seems to fizzle out after that. I think that this WebQuest would be MUCH better if it was actually complete! It has a good start, but if left like this, it would fall short of being a true WebQuest to me!
Mailizar,
ReplyDeleteI think you did a very good job of evaluating this site. The lack of an evaluation, a conclusion, AND a teacher page is a major red flag. Without reflection on the process, the students will most likely not learn from this process, and there would be no point to attempt the WebQuest at all. Even with an interesting introduction, if students have no assessment of knowledge, there is no point to have them complete the work.
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