TCC 2011 Learning About the Cold War Through WebQuests Timothy Stewart tstewart@hawaii.edu University of Hawai’i at Manoa Educational Technology
Introduction Challenges HCPS III Primary Source Documents WebQuests
Background Higher Order Thinking Active Engagement Authentic Learning Differentiated Instruction
Purpose analyzing PSD evaluating PSD multiple causalities multiple effects
Participants 9th Grade Rural High School Maui, HI
Procedures Performance objectives Acceptable evidence Resources Gmail/VoiceThread
More Procedures Internet Search Content Repository 6 components Publish to the Internet
WebQuest Screenshots
Results for 10.3.20 15 proficient 7 advanced 100%
Results for 10.2.24 18 proficient 4 advanced 100%
Results Teacher Observation Internet browsing Primary Source Documents Creating content
“3” – 2 – 1 Results Self Reflection Journal Political Military Economic Nationalism
3- “2” -1 Results Self-Reflection Journal Content Task Process
3-2- “1” Results Self-Reflection Journal Multimedia Summative Assessments Improving Resources
Implications secondary level SS Scarce resources
Conclusion Effective Engaging Higher Order Thinking
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