Personalized WebQuest-based learning in EFL's students of higher education

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Master of Curriculum Planning, Allamah Tabatabai university, Tehran, Iran

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This research was conducted to investigate personalized WebQuest-based learning in EFL students of higher education by applying the method of documentary data mining research, therefore organized in the framework of analytical descriptive studies. Based on the investigation of the available data in the field of personalized WebQuest-based learning, This article provided clear guidance on the initial studies of the integration of adaptive educational hypermedia methods as well as personalization approaches of web-based teaching-learning platforms in EFL students and preliminaries of the work to identify the personalization field of WebQuest-based learning. The results indicated that while many researches have been conducted in the field of WebQuest-based learning in English as a foreign language and the development of WebQuest technologies in the education of EFL students of higher education is undeniable, Specific studies have not been conducted in the personalization of WebQuest learning approaches and more studies are needed to identify the area of integration of adaptive personalization procedures and WebQuest learning methods. Field studies in the territory of this type of web-based learning dimensions can provide the basis for the realization of valuable achievements to guide researchers and English language students in designing and compiling personalized WebQuest learning-teaching packages.

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March 2024
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