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Whether using a WebQuest amounts to "turning your students loose"

A well-designed webquest lets you turn your students loose on the web for a specific project and get results that both you and your students will like. Education Links: Webquests

Far from it. Webquests are not about "turning your students loose." You provide them with links to relevant resources. See instructional scaffolding.Alex Dodge 02:24, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Outline removed

Why was the model outline removed? (Restored today.) Teaching 19:54, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted the "webaquest" external link because they sell fill-in-the-blank worksheets that only need copy and pasting - definitely not WebQuests - tmarch

Clarification

What exactly differentiates a "Webquest" from normal internet research? I just transfered to a school which uses them as solitary exercises. They seem, to me, to merely be an elaborate method of presenting a research topic. One which, I might add, seems to invariably ignore the suggested links and go straight to Wikipedia. 75.105.183.113 (talk) 10:33, 19 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In response to your clarification question, in my experience WebQuests are a means for students to interact with technology and curriculum content. I have seen WebQuests like those you mentioned and I have seen very effective WebQuests. I have created and used 2 WebQuests with my students. I think the key for a successful and effective WebQuest is to provide a variety of website sources that are differentiated and easy to navigate for the grade level. Then, like with any lesson, the teacher sets the expectations, identifies the requirements and encourages the learners to explore the WebQuest. Does this help? KDG555

Working definition?

This wiki page is missing a standing definition. The typical format is Definition, Table of Content, Content. This page does a good job of explaining how to use webquests - but doesn't really explain what a webquest is. I've never used them, so I cannot add this information, but perhaps some one more familiar with them could add a working definition and description at the top of the page to make this wiki page more clear and more useful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.36.53.239 (talk) 13:56, 22 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Use in education cleanup

The use in education section is a combination of promoting WebQuests and how-to. It also gives examples of how teachers do use the WebQuest model. This last point is what I think the focus should be; the first two aspects should be removed.

At a minimum, the unbalanced nature of the coverage needs to go. The section reads like a listing of the advantages of web-quests. Additionally, subjective adjectives like "fluid and dynamic" sound too much like hype and not enough like an encyclopedia for me.

A section on limitations and applicability that mentions that WebQuests are not good for mastering rote knowledge of facts would be good. BrotherE (talk) 19:18, 13 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]