Using a Web quest Strategy to develop Writing Skills of Second Year Secondary School Students

The present research has been conducted to investigate the effect of using a web quest strategy to develop paragraph writing skills of second year secondary school students. The research adopted the quasi- experimental design. Sixty students in the second year at Dr Mohammed Abu Eleyoun secondary school; Deirmawas Educational Zone, Minia Directorate of Education participated in the research that lasted for four weeks. They were assigned to an experimental group of thirty subjects, and a control group of thirty subjects. Instruments of the research included a pre-post test in paragraph writing. Findings of the research demonstrated that the students in the experimental group outperformed those in the control group on post-test. There was a statistically significant difference between students' mean scores in the experimental and control groups on the paragraph writing test. Results of the research showed that using a web quest strategy had positive effects on the second year secondary students' paragraph writing skills. In light of the findings of the research, recommendations and suggestions for further research are offered.