The Use of the Webquest as a Technological Tool in Public Schools (original) (raw)
This study aims at investigating the efficiency of web quests in enhancing the 8th graders' descriptive writing. The 8th graders in the Lebanese public schools in general usually demonstrate poor writing skills. Consequently, they don't show motivation to write in English. The subjects of the study are one control group (n=22) and one experimental group (n=23) enrolled in grade eight in a public school in Beirut and whose ages range from thirteen to fifteen years old. The purpose of the study is to examine whether or not the web quest helps 8th graders achieve unity and coherence in writing descriptive paragraphs and to examine if the motivation towards writing is increased after using the web quest. The data are collected by means of two questionnaires, the subjects’ writings, and a web quest. The first questionnaire is administered to the subjects before using the web quest to investigate their level of motivation towards writing, and the second questionnaire is administered to the subjects after using the web quest for three months to find out if their motivation towards writing changes or not. Moreover, the subjects are asked to write before using the web quest and after using it to examine any significant difference in their descriptive writings regarding the two elements, unity and coherence. The SPSS program is used in analyzing the collected data. Based on a pilot study conducted earlier by the two researchers, the prospective findings of the study shall convey that the experimental group produces unified and coherent writings. More importantly, the experimental group is expected to reveal great motivation towards writing. The researchers' prospective recommendations will be mainly urging the teachers of all levels to use the web quests as an indispensable tool requested to enhance students’ motivation and to better their descriptive writing skills.
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