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The WebQuest format can be applied to a variety of teaching situations. If you take advantage of all the possibilities inherent in the format, your students will have a rich and powerful experience. This rubric will help you pinpoint the ways in which your WebQuest isn't doing everything it could do. If a page seems to fall between categories, feel free to score it with in-between points.
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Overall Aesthetics (This refers to the WebQuest page itself, not the external resources linked to it.) |
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1 point Background is gray. There are few or no graphic elements. No variation in layout or typography. OR Color is garish and/or typographic variations are overused and legibility suffers. |
3 points There are a few graphic elements. There is some variation in type size, color, and layout.
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6 points Appealing graphic elements are included appropriately. Differences in type size and/or color are used well.
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Introduction |
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1 point Introduction is purely factual, with no appeal to relevance or social importance. |
2 points Introduction relates somewhat to the learner's interests and/or describes a compelling question or problem. |
3 points The Introduction draws the reader into the lesson by relating to the learner's interests or goals and/or engagingly describing a compelling question or problem. |
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1 point Introduction doesn't prepare the reader for what is to come, or build on what the learner already knows. |
2 points Introduction makes some reference to learner's prior knowledge and previews to some extent what the lesson is about. |
3 points The Introduction builds on learner's prior knowledge by explicitly mentioning important concepts or principles, and effectively prepares the learner for the lesson by foreshadowing new concepts and principles. |
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Task (The task is the end result of student efforts... not the steps involved in getting there.) |
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1 point Task requires simply comprehending web pages and answering questions. |
3 points Task requires analysis of information and/or putting together information from several sources. |
6 points Task requires synthesis of multiple sources of information, and/or taking a position, and/or going beyond the data given and making a generalization or creative product. |
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1 point Task requires simple verbal or written response. |
2 points Task requires use of word processing or simple presentation software. |
3 points Task requires use of multimedia software, video, or conferencing. |
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Process (The process is the step-by-step description of how students will accomplish the task.) |
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1 point Process is not clearly stated. Students would not know exactly what they were supposed to do just from reading this. |
2 points Some directions are given, but there is missing information. Students might be confused. |
3 points Every step is clearly stated. Most students would know exactly where they were in the process and what to do next. |
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1 point Few steps, no separate roles assigned. |
3 points Some separate tasks or roles assigned. More complex activities required. |
6 points Lots of variety in the activities performed. Different roles and perspectives are taken. |
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Resources (Note: you should evaluate all resources linked to the page, even if they are in sections other than the Resources block. Also note that books, video and other offline resources can and should be used where appropriate.) |
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1 point Few online resources used. |
2 points Moderate number of resources used. |
3 points Many resources provided, including off-line resources. |
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1 point Links are mundane. They lead to information that could be found in a classroom encyclopedia. |
3 points Some links carry information not ordinarily found in a classroom. |
6 points Links make excellent use of the Web's timeliness and colorfulness. |
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Evaluation |
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1 point Students have no idea on how they'll be judged. |
3 points Criteria for success are at least partially described. |
6 points Criteria for gradations of success are clearly stated, perhaps in the form of a rubric for self-, peer-, or teacher use. |
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Total Score |
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Adapted from The WebQuest Page