Abstract
The study was executed to investigate the effects of teaching via WebQuest Based Instruction on students’ critical thinking in comparison to teaching through traditional mode of instruction. Murthy Critical Thinking Scale (2014) was used to assess students’ critical thinking. The study was carried out with ninth grade science students who were selected from government schools of Chandigarh and were randomly separated into two groups: the control group who received conventional mode of instruction and experimental group exposed to WebQuest based instruction created by the researcher. Both descriptive as well as inferential statistics (t-test) were employed to analyze the data. The findings of the research illustrated a noteworthy variation in critical thinking between two groups where students of experimental group dominated over control group students, hence demonstrating the substantial positive effect of WebQuest based instruction on student’s critical thinking. In view of the acquired results, the researcher recommended the use of WebQuest based instruction during teaching learning process and also proposed to provide proper training to teachers in how to implement the WebQuest in educational practices.
Highlights
IntroductionIt is the learning content which answers the first question here and selecting the range and boundaries of this content generate a grave concern before the curriculum makers
The two most important questions which fabricate the basis of educational system of each and every nation these days are “What to teach and How to teach”? It is the learning content which answers the first question here and selecting the range and boundaries of this content generate a grave concern before the curriculum makers
The study was carried out with ninth grade science students who were selected from government schools of Chandigarh and were randomly separated into two groups: the control group who received conventional mode of instruction and experimental group exposed to WebQuest based instruction created by the researcher
Summary
It is the learning content which answers the first question here and selecting the range and boundaries of this content generate a grave concern before the curriculum makers. Selecting an appropriate and fine teaching methodology is not an easy job in a country like India where diverse societal values and cultures co-exist on a single soil. Several methodologies have been recommended for the effective and educationally valid use of internet from time to time. Bernie Dodge instigated the WebQuest, a framework for teachers to construct an instructional material using pre-arranged tasks and pre-defined internet resources (Dodge, 1995). WebQuest based instruction is an apt solution for this dilemma in which technology is amalgamated with constructivist approach in order to provide meaningful and effective learning in classroom setting
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