dc.contributor.author	Castronova, Joyce	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Georgia	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	1999-2001	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-09T20:51:38Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-30T15:58:13Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-02T17:29:13Z
dc.date.available	2009-09-09T20:51:38Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2009-09-30T15:58:13Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-03-02T17:29:13Z
dc.date.issued	2001-12	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/58	en_US
dc.description.abstract	An action research study was conducted at a suburban elementary school in which the use of a WebQuest, an online instructional tool based on discovery learning, was compared to the use of a traditional, didactic- method of teaching the same lesson. Areas that were compared include areas of achievement, student engagement, and student interactions with teachers and other students while working in cooperative groups. The lesson was on the reasons for the South's secession during the Civil War. Four classes made up of 87 5th grade students and 4 teachers participated in the study. In the study, it was found that there was little or no difference in achievement between the two groups. Students were more engaged in learning in the classes taught using a WebQuest. The interactions of the students with their teachers and peers were found to be at a higher order of thinking in the class using a WebQuest, and the students in the WebQuest classes also had more interactions pertaining to the topic than the students in the traditionally taught classes.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Valdosta State University	en_US
dc.rights	Copyright protected. Unauthorized reproduction or use beyond the exceptions granted by the Fair Use clause of U.S. Copyright law may violate federal law.	en_US
dc.subject	WebQuest	en_US
dc.subject	Online instructional tool	en_US
dc.subject	Traditional class	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Educational technology	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Teaching--Aids and devices	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Computer-assisted instruction	en_US
dc.title	Discovery Learning for the 21st Century: An Action Research Study	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Curriculum and Instructional Technology	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Schmertzing, Lorraine	en_US
dc.description.committee	Leader, Lars	en_US
dc.description.committee	Zahner, Jane	en_US
dc.description.degree	Ed. S.	en_US
dc.description.major	Curriculum and Instructional Technology	en_US