Homework+and+Practice

Homework should not be seen as simply a review to the lesson learned that day; it should be used as an approach to increase a student’s understanding. When a student applies new skills repeatedly this is called practice. The main idea behind practice is so that students reach the mastery level as close as possible.

There has been research done that shows, for every 30 minutes of homework a student at the high school level completes their GPA can increase by half a point. For homework at the elementary level the focus should be to create good learning skills and study habits. The most important thing at all level is to give feedback to students on their homework in a timely manner. No longer than one day since they turned in their assignments.

It is important to create [|homework policies]. Educators should give students clear consequences for not completing homework assignments as well as positive rewards for who do complete their assignments. Parents should also understand that it is not their job to further teach the content of the assignment but to make sure their child completes their homework to the best of their abilities.

Amount of time a student should spend on Homework usually depends on their grade level multiplied by ten minutes as show in the table below : ** Four Types of Homework **
 * = ===**Grade Level**=== ||= ===**Amount of time per day**=== ||
 * = First ||= 10 min ||
 * = Second ||= 20 min ||
 * = by 12th ||= 120min ||

Memorization

Increasing skill speed

Deepening understanding of a concept and

Basis for the following day’s learning


 * An example of using homework to help students memorize material would be to have them come up a mnemonic to help them memorize the order of the planets in our solar system.


 * An example of homework designed to increase skill speed would be to give students a fluency passage and have them time themselves at home.