Development and Validation of WebQuests in Teaching Epics

Using the Research Development (R&D) methodology, the study aimed to develop and validate WebQuests which can be used in literature subjects, particularly in the tertiary level to address the need of literature teachers for pedagogy in the teaching of epics. The development of the Web Quests was anchored on the Theory of Constructivism. Two groups of experts validated the Web Quests – the literature experts and the ICT experts. The Content Validation Checklist, used by the literature experts, was utilized to evaluate the content of the Web Quests. Meanwhile, the Rubric for Evaluating Web Quests, used by the ICT experts, was utilized to evaluate the design characteristics of the Web Quests. Computed weighted means using range interval of point scores were employed to treat the data gathered from the evaluation conducted by both group of experts. The Web Quests developed contain five major parts which include: 1) introduction; 2) task; 3) process; 4) evaluation; and 5) conclusion. Based on the findings, the content of the Web Quests developed are valid in terms of objectives, activities and instructional characteristics. Likewise, the design characteristics of the Web Quests are excellent in terms of introductions, tasks, processes, resources, evaluations, conclusions and overall designs. Thus, the Web Quests developed are acceptable and can be utilized as instructional materials by literature teachers in the teaching of epics.

Keywords – Information and Communication Technology, instructional materials, teaching epics, Web Quests