One of my major clues as to why I felt this was going to be a poor web quest was because I did not find it one an educational website. Not everything on educational websites are always a good source but it is definitely a good place to start. One of the major things I noticed about this web quest right from the bat was that it is missing components. It is missing an evaluation section for the students to know how they will be graded. It did have a hyper dictionary section that I thought would be cool if the link actually worked. The criterion that makes a web quest good is also lacking. The usability is poor, as I stated earlier some of the links did not work. The mechanics are also lacking. The web quest is very boring. The topic is the Great Depression and the screen is white will blue writing. If there was maybe a grey background to set the mood and maybe some graphics, I think that it would be more engaging for the students. As far as content, it was kind of hard to judge with the lack of links that actually opened. I did however feel that by reading the questions posed to the students in the process section, they were at the lowest levels of bloom’s taxonomy. 95 percent of the questions were merely asking the students to list down a fact they see on the webpage. It wasn’t till the very end that the students were asked an opinion question that allowed them to analyze interpret and develop a rational as to why they chose their decision. The ending of the web quest left the students with an extra credit opportunity to interview a person who may have lived during the depression. It would have been nice to see the teacher maybe possibly list some sample questions to ask the person. I feel that the students would go into this subject and maybe not realize the sensitivity it may bring up and they should have been provided some guidance. I also think that the web quest should have offered some links to additional information if the student was interested.
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