Mathematics education

Computer security

Pedagogy

Computer science

Professional development

Psychology

Inquiry-based learning

Science learning

Key (lock)

Science education

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences

This paper reports on an aspect of e-learning indeveloping inquiry-based learning (IBL). We present data on theviews of teachers and students in Qatar following a professionaldevelopment programme intended to help teachers implement IBL intheir science and mathematics classrooms. Key to this programmewas the use of WebQuests. Views of the teachers and studentssuggested that WebQuests helped students to develop technical skills,work collaboratively and become independent in their learning. Theuse of WebQuests also enabled a combination of digital and nondigitaltools that helped students connect ideas and enhance theirunderstanding of topics.

The use of webquests in developing inquiry based learning: views of teachers and students in Qatar