Yoder Reflection

Maureen Yoder had high praise for Bernie Dodge and Tom March due to their “invention” of WebQuests. I was having difficulty discriminating between a scavenger hunt and a WebQuest. Upon reading Yoder’s article, I have come to find that mostly it is what the students do with the information they have gleaned that gives deeper meaning to a WebQuest. The problem solving aspect of WebQuests often creates a feeling of importance to student’s work rather than working simply to get a good grade. Students become vested in the information and outcome of their research. I only hope I can create a quest which will accomplish the standards but not take the entire year.


Yoder, M. (1999) The Student WebQuest: A productive and thought-provoking use of the Internet. Learning & Leading with Technology, 26(7), 6-9.52-53. Retrieved January 8, 2004 from http://www.lesley.edu/faculty/myoder/webquest.pdf