The Trouble With Homework
By ANNIE MURPHY PAUL
NYTimes
September 10, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/11/opinion/sunday/quality-homework-a-smart-idea.html?pagewanted=1
Quality Homework: A Smart Idea
This is an interesting article that provides some good strategies for giving HMK that are reminiscent of things we cover in Educational Psychology..
Spaced Repetition - instead of concentrating study of information in single blocks, have students work with the same material in briefer sessions [even along with other information] spread over a longer period of time.
Retrieval Practice - using tests to reinforce vs. assess what students know.
Making students work a little harder to understand information [so they recall it better] through:
Cognitive Disfluency - e.g., leaving blanks or missing letters; or
Interleaving - mixing things up vs. grouping similar things by type.
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