TITLE:
WebQuests in Inquiry-Based Learning in Online Assessment of Teacher Education: From a Theory to Practice
AUTHORS:
Aysha Saeed AlShamsi
KEYWORDS:
Equity, Online Assessment, Performance Assessment, Task-Based Learning, WebQuest, Teacher Education
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.15 No.1,
January
31,
2024
ABSTRACT: Teaching and learning activities in higher education institutions (HEIs)
have been subject to unique challenges brought on by the coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Although conversations surrounding inequality in
learning during this period focused on the digital divide between and within
countries, university administrators and classroom teachers were also concerned
about ensuring equity in online assessment and evaluation for learners. The
chapter offers an analysis of the theoretical underpinnings of Inquiry-Based
Learning (IBL) and equity principles by elaborating on the process and its
appropriateness as an assessment method for teacher education courses within
the contextualized Emirati experience. In this chapter, the author reflects on
the implementation of a model of a teacher education program in higher
education where performance assessment is conducted through IBL and WebQuest.
The importance of equity in assessment during online learning is highlighted,
as well as the principles of an equitable online assessment.