Web Quest is an inquiry- oriented lesson format in which most or all of the information that learners work with comes from the web. It is one of the most fascinating application for teachers. Student-centered and inquiry based. A web quest challenges the students to explore the web for information, rather than simply asking the students to research on a topic in an irrelevant sites. Web quest provides directed learning using a number of sites as sources of information.
These type of website can help a lot of students. Through these, they can learned a lot of information about the certain topics without the help of their teachers and without discussing the lessons yet. It is one of the process to enhance their cognitive skills. It is a student-centered techniques because students can learned by their own self. They are not only focus on one websites but rather they can gathered more information in other sites. It makes the teacher interested because they are not going to discuss it but rather their task is to assist the students in doing this activity. It will act as a big help for the students because they are given a chance to not only depend on their teachers. And they can learn a lot of information through their desire to learn.
The question here is, Is it applicable to our country? Well, it should be to improved the quality of education for our students. But, sad to say we have lack of materials and facilities such as: books, chairs, desks and etc to improved the learning of our students. And because of this, we can't provide them such devices like computer of each students, that's why they will not given a chance to experience these so called " Web quest" in an efficient and effective process.
And as a future science teacher someday, Web quest can help the students in teaching science because they will become involved in knowledge construction, by opposing solutions in a real life situation, problem, situation or authentic tasks. It helps them to develop their skills in living in a knowledge-based and highly technological society.
These type of website can help a lot of students. Through these, they can learned a lot of information about the certain topics without the help of their teachers and without discussing the lessons yet. It is one of the process to enhance their cognitive skills. It is a student-centered techniques because students can learned by their own self. They are not only focus on one websites but rather they can gathered more information in other sites. It makes the teacher interested because they are not going to discuss it but rather their task is to assist the students in doing this activity. It will act as a big help for the students because they are given a chance to not only depend on their teachers. And they can learn a lot of information through their desire to learn.
The question here is, Is it applicable to our country? Well, it should be to improved the quality of education for our students. But, sad to say we have lack of materials and facilities such as: books, chairs, desks and etc to improved the learning of our students. And because of this, we can't provide them such devices like computer of each students, that's why they will not given a chance to experience these so called " Web quest" in an efficient and effective process.
And as a future science teacher someday, Web quest can help the students in teaching science because they will become involved in knowledge construction, by opposing solutions in a real life situation, problem, situation or authentic tasks. It helps them to develop their skills in living in a knowledge-based and highly technological society.
