The Effect of a WebQuest Based Program (WQBP) on Optimizing EFL Students' Self Regulation
T he study aimed at investigating the effect of a webquest based program (WQBP) on developing Egyptian secondary school students' self regulation. The participants of the study were 20 students of a governmental secondary school in the town of Temay AlAmdid Mansoura, Egypt. They were divided onto two groups: experimental group No 20 and the control group No 20.The study sough to answer one main question: what is the effect of a proposed webquest based program on students' self regulation? Two other sub questions were posed as well: what are the features of the proposed WQBP that can enhance Ss' self regulation? And Does the WQBP affect the secondary stage students' self regulation? The study hypothesized that there would be a significant relationship between the WQBP and the Ss' SR. also there would be a statistically significant difference between the mean score of the experimental group and the control group on the post application of the SRQ in favor of the experimental group. A Self Regulation Questionnaire (by Pintrich et al's, 1991) was used to measure students' self regulation. The results were statistically treated using the SPSS package, 12th edition. The results indicated that the WQBP was effective in developing students' self regulation. The study recommends using webquest in teaching EFL skills and subskills in addition to including it in teachers' professional development programs
Journal of Research in Curriculum Instruction and Educational Technology