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What is it?What is it?

Homework refers to tasks assigned to Homework refers to tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed mostly outside of class, and derives its name from the fact that most students do most of such work at their home.

Assignments are usually required to be Assignments are usually required to be completed and turned in by a specific deadline, completed and turned in by a specific deadline, often the next school day. often the next school day.

How does a student do it?How does a student do it?

It represents It represents and and understanding understanding of prior of prior knowledge. It knowledge. It shows that the shows that the student is student is capable of capable of doing it by doing it by oneself. It also oneself. It also shows a self-shows a self-discipline of the discipline of the student. student.

It provides a It provides a sense of focus sense of focus for the student for the student to actually sit to actually sit down and pay down and pay attention to attention to what is in front what is in front of him/her; of him/her; whether it be a whether it be a reading reading selection or selection or physical physical worksheet. worksheet.

Why is it important?Why is it important?

It provides independent practice for the It provides independent practice for the student. student. It is the “You do it”It is the “You do it”

In order for a student to obtain any In order for a student to obtain any information, there needs to be plenty of information, there needs to be plenty of repetition from the teacher back to the repetition from the teacher back to the student.student.

Homework gives the student the “I do it” feel. Homework gives the student the “I do it” feel. It allows them to accomplish something by It allows them to accomplish something by themselves without any assisted help. themselves without any assisted help.

In order for the student to have a positive In order for the student to have a positive outlook on homework, it needs to be family-outlook on homework, it needs to be family-friendlyfriendly This is “We do it together.”This is “We do it together.”

Homework Helper With the teacher assigning homework, they With the teacher assigning homework, they

are able to check for understanding of their are able to check for understanding of their own teachingown teaching They are able to see if the student’s have They are able to see if the student’s have

met their objectives. met their objectives.

It is very important It is very important (continued..)(continued..)

Middle school-A little more homework

High school-A lot more homework

College-There is not enough time in a day to finish the homework

Elementary School-A little homework

ModelingModeling

Homework Homework assignments should assignments should be relevant and be relevant and useful, not boring useful, not boring busy work. busy work.

Homework can Homework can develop self-discipline develop self-discipline and other good study and other good study habits.habits.

Homework can help Homework can help practice specific skills practice specific skills one needs to assess.one needs to assess.

Homework allows the Homework allows the students to use students to use creativity and gives creativity and gives the students a chance the students a chance to benefit their own to benefit their own skills and concepts to skills and concepts to produce responses.produce responses.

ResourcesResources

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/homework.html positive/family/homework.html

http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/gotoschool/a-z/homework.php gotoschool/a-z/homework.php

http://www.kidsource.com/http://www.kidsource.com/schwab/schwab/ten.homework.tips.schwab.htmlten.homework.tips.schwab.html

http://http://education.calumet.purdue.edu/education.calumet.purdue.edu/Vockell/EdPsyBook/Edpsy2/Vockell/EdPsyBook/Edpsy2/edpsy2_homework.htm edpsy2_homework.htm