WebQuest: A useful teaching tool to promote higher-order- thinking and ICT integration in ECSE teacher preparation

Abstract

This study aimed to demonstrate and model WebQuest strategy in teacher preparation program in Singapore and U.S. to promote students’ HOT, ICT integration, and achieve subject-specific objectives, and to explore whether amount of exposure affected participants’ desire to use WebQuest in future. Cultural comparison was also made to investigate whether culture-specific values and beliefs influence teachers’ beliefs and attitudes towards WebQuest. Finally, it served to close the gap of systematic research on the area of WebQuest and early childhood and special education disciplines.