WebQuest: uma metodologia de pesquisa com potencialidades pedagógicas para uso no 9º ano do ensino fundamental

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the potential of a teaching methodology WebQuest in a class of 9th grade of a elementary school in Santa Maria - RS. It also seeks to encourage participation and collaboration, providing students some contact with Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). As a method, was adopted the qualitative research. For data collection and data analysis, a case study was made, by the aplication of a questionnaire. The study revealed that the WebQuest used has pedagogical potential, by to guide students to research on the Internet, to enable collaboration and to make available through its components other resources, unknown or less explored, on the enviroment in question.