"WEBQUEST"

I have been reading about “ web quest” and what the author mention is that a “web quest” is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the web. Web quest are designed to use the learners time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and support learners thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation.

PROS

·         STUDENTS CENTRED ACTIVITY

·         ENCOURAGES HIGHER LEVEL THINKING

·         INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP WORK

·         STRUCUTURED/MONITORED USE OF INTERNET

·         FOSTERS CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION

·         UTILIZES PROBLEM-SOLVING/COMMUNICATION SKILLS

·         DIFFERETIATED

·         SINGLE DISCIPLINE OR INTERDISCIPLINARY

CONS

·         A LOT OF PREPARATION TIME

In conclusion I can mention that this inquiry-oriented activity  is really good for students, because the learners make use of the tools that the internet offers which make to the learner the wish of investigate about the topics.

A second point is that web quest makes the students develop a critical thought, creativity, the imagination and the skill of making decisions about things they get during the investigation.  

http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=65377

This link is about the importance of teaching English through the games.

PROJECT BASED LEARNING

During the last week I've learnt about PBL: which is the use of a demanding schoolroom projects to facilitate learning and assess student proficiency.This project was promoted by the Buck Institute for Education in the late 1990s.


This project makes the student become autonomous and he can develop valued research skills as students engage in design, problem solving, choice making, and fact-finding deeds
 



IN THIS IMAGE IS EXPOSED THE PROJECT-BASED TEACHING STRATEGY

The "PBL"  stresses education activities that are durable  . Distinct  to the traditional, teacher-led classroom accomplishments, learners  often must establish their own work and succeed their own time in a project-based class. Project-based teaching varies from traditional review by its emphasis on students' collaborative or individual item construction to represent what is being learned.