Pesquisa colaborativa por meio de WebQuests: refletindo sobre a formação do hiperleitor

Abstract

The universe of the classroom can no longer remain indifferent to new information technologies. Therefore, this work aims to insert the gender WebQuest, a didactic hypertext research tool, as a research alternative in the school locus. WebQuest is a digital genre that can be used as an aid in the process of teaching and learning in order to contribute to the development of more dynamic reader’s skills, interactive and targeted among students, “digital natives”, born in a hypertext era. It is understood that the use of this genre contributes to help students develop critical and reflective senses about research as well as provides a set of knowledge production through collaboration among members of a group. The research is characterized as being an action research with a qualitative approach. An educational intervention has been carried out over a period of one academic quarter in two classes of ninth graders in two state schools in Rio de Janeiro: one located in Itaguaí and another in Nova Iguaçu. The intervention had three stages of research developed by students: a research in the traditional format, a second research with a pilot project character, starting with the application of a web contest, and the main research, with the implementation of the WebQuest. The theme of the research involved the spelling change of Portuguese. The data indicate that the WebQuest is an important genre for the development of more collaborative research among students, providing a more inclusive environment between the educational actors.