A long-standing debate in native and foreign language learning revolves around the use of computers to promote genuine social and professional communication. Webquests are a very common way of using Web resources to research a variety of topics, and if appropriately used can trigger the situations necessary to develop both written and oral communication. A webquest is a research activity that r...

The impact of the Internet on Society also affects learning at University. Students use not only printed books and their own notes, but also the information available on the Net. WebQuests are learning tools that help the students use the Internet, but under the supervision of the lecturer, who has previously selected the most interesting sites to visit. An experience of using WebQuests with fi...

The WebQuest as an instructional tool has recently been widely adopted in K-16 education. However, its underlying principles and functionality are not well understood, which has resulted in an inconsistency in practice. This study identifies the underlying constructs of WebQuests as perceived by teachers and variables affecting their perceptions on WebQuests. A survey was conducted on teachers ...

The average middle school child may very well know as much about technology as their parents. In fact, some may know much more. Today's students have grown up in an environment with incredibly easy access to the Internet, emaiJ, word processing, and almost any other technological innovation. With the advances in technology it is safe to assume that in the near future most jobs will require at l...

There is questionable educational benefit in elementary/middle school in having learners surfing the Web without a clear task in mind. This is a report on the barriers and solutions encountered by three elementary/middle level teachers during their creation of two science WebQuests during the WebQuest/PDN Project, a joint university/school network venture in Maine. In the development phase, the...

We discuss two developments in our program [1] to develop web-content for individual teachers in web-connected classrooms, as a developing force in modernization of both pedagogy and content. The first involves development of web-based specimen explorers capable of supporting scripted, open-ended, and classroom-structured nanoworld exploration. The second involves use of "journal management sof...

The research aimed to study the effectiveness of using an E-training package to develop Webquest designing skills for teachers of gifted students. The main research question was how well gifted students’ teachers acquire the Webquest’s designing skills after studying the proposed E-training package? The research follows a quasiexperimental design for one group. The sample consists of 23 teacher...

The Internet presents many opportunities to involve students more actively in their learning and expand communication between students and between faculty and their students. This section presents ideas for using the Internet to enhance teaching and learning. Several links offer general strategies, while later sites present information on such specific approaches as using WebQuests, wikis, and ...