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WEBQUESTS AND CRITICAL THINKING

WEBQUESTS AND CRITICAL THINKING. Using Web Quests to Promote Critical Thinking about Terrorism, Homeland Security and Emergency Management:. Why Web Quests? Bernie Dodge and Tom Marsh Comment on Webquest.org:. So, in a Nutshell here is how to make a Web quest:.

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WEBQUESTS AND CRITICAL THINKING

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  1. WEBQUESTS AND CRITICAL THINKING Using Web Quests to Promote Critical Thinking about Terrorism, Homeland Security and Emergency Management:

  2. Why Web Quests? Bernie Dodge and Tom Marsh Comment on Webquest.org:

  3. So, in a Nutshell here is how to make a Web quest:

  4. Some original templates are available at WebQuest.org

  5. How to create a Terrorism Web Quest:First, go to a search engine: Type in words like “terrorism or “Oklahoma City Bombing”

  6. Tom March contends Web quests are a Process not Just Parts:

  7. “Process” means….

  8. Part of a web quest on terrorism by Annette Lamb and Larry Johnsonfrom: http://www.42explore2.com/terrorism.htm

  9. Another web quest on terrorism by Tom March from:  http://web-and-flow.com/members/tmarch/freedom2/webquest.htm

  10. It is important to include pictures:

  11. You should include a worksheet like this one from Tom March.

  12. Another example Of a worksheet, Note check boxes instead of blanks:

  13. Another form of assessment is to require students to create a Graph such as a Venn Diagram

  14. Here is a blank chart of a Venn Diagram from “Smart Draw.”

  15. Here is a partially complete Venn Diagram on Terrorism

  16. Decision Tree can be another type of assignment comparing two incidents

  17. Conclusion • Web Quests can be an excellent tool to promote critical thinking in a class on terrorism, emergency management or homeland security. • It is important to include the following processes: • Introduction • Task • Information sources • Process steps • Guidance • Conclusion

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