This section presents links to several articles on webquests and the underlying educational strategies which support their use.

• Some Thoughts About Webquests.  Bernie Dodge, San Diego University
  This is from the person who coined the term webquests. A great place to start.
   

• Why Webquests? An Introduction.  Tom March
  Presents the practical and pedagogical reasons for using webquests.
   

• The Student Webquest. Maureen Brown Yoder, Learning and Leading With Technology, International Society for Technology in Education
  A magazine style article reviewing thehisotry of webquest development.
   

• How to Succeed With Webquests. Adam Garry and Parry Graham, from techLearning.com
  Discusses how webquests should be tied to learning outcomes (standards), focus on skills and be reviewed carefully by the teacher before assigning them to students.
   

• The Essential Elements of Cooperative Learning. Robert Stahl,  ERIC Clearinghouse on Social Studies
  Summarizes th essential elements of the group work that needs to be part of all webquests.
   

• Using Technology to Promote Engaged Learning. North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
  A pathway to school improvement that suggests specific actions and provides resources.
   

• Rethinking Assessment. North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.
  This critical issue underlies the movement towards rubrics, a method of assessing student achievement in project-based learning and webquests.