Chapter 2

Does more homework really mean more learning?

Giao nhiều bài hơn có làm học viên học nhiều hơn?

The chapter's question

Is this week's homework practising the right gaps for these students?

Big idea

More homework does not create more learning; homework aimed at the gaps does.

In this chapter

  1. Part 2.1

    Practice or New Material

    Is my homework practising what was taught, or making students teach themselves something new?

  2. Part 2.2

    How Much Is Enough

    How much should I assign per session, and on what basis?

  3. Part 2.3

    Hard and Easy Items

    What share of the assignment should students be able to do straight away?

  4. Part 2.4

    Does It Need a Grade

    What changes if I stop grading homework?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of The Work That Happens at Home is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of The Work That Happens at Home

  1. 1.Homework was set, but who is actually doing it?
  2. 2.Does more homework really mean more learning?
  3. 3.What good is careful marking that arrives too late?
  4. 4.Parents want to help, but have we told them how?
  5. 5.Can one long cram match fifteen minutes a day?