Nov 5, 2007

Group homework assignments and help with math homework

admin @ 3:55 am

Help with math homework:  If learners have not done group homework assignments in school, it will be difficult for them to do homework cooperatively in groups outside of the classrooms. Similarly, if teachers do not use hands-on and experiential type learning activities in school so that learners become familiar with them, it will be difficult for students to do assignments that use these approaches at home.

Help with math homework:  School and home learning are to be viewed as closely related, and ideally should be carried out with teachers, learners, and parents working cooperatively and collaboratively. Efforts to match preferred and actual modes of learning should take place both in school and at home. Preservice and in-service teacher training should include training in ways to individualize assignments both for work at school and at home in order to create options that recognize individual differences among learners. Parents have an equally important role to play in improving the homework situation. They have a small number of children to deal with and not a large class. They are very interested in the academic achievement of their own children, much more than even the most devoted teacher can be interested in any particular child.

Help with math homework:  In summary, teachers, parents, and students are equally important in determining the degree to which homework is effective in meeting its goals. In order for homework to function properly, they must work together as a team. Teachers assign homework, parents provide the environment in which it is done, and finally, students, each with a unique profile of motivation and preference for learning, do the homework. It is a challenge to parents, teachers, principals, and counselors to cooperate and to share information about children’s homework motivation and preference profile and to develop strategies to be used at school and at home to attain a better match between what the child likes to do and has to do when learning. The posts that follow assist teachers and parents in meeting this challenge for their own satisfaction and for the ultimate benefit of the students.

Help with math homework:  We discuss many aspects of homework, present an integrative summary of the results of our investigations of homework performance, and suggest practical strategies for parents and teachers to use this knowledge to make homework performance of children more effective and more enjoyable.

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