The student’s knowledge
acquisition and skills development should not be limited in the four corners of
the classroom where lessons and activities are time-constrained, and most of
the time, teacher-centered. For that reason, it is important for teachers to
employ mechanisms which will help their students to speed up the learning
process, and at the same time, train their students to study independently. One
of the many mechanisms that can be used to achieve these goals is to give
Homework Assignments.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
defined Homework as “an assignment given to a student to be completed outside
the regular class period.” Example of
Homework Assignments includes book reports, research projects, term papers,
practice exercises, the popular “question and answer” about the upcoming
lessons, etc. But, regardless of the type of homework assignment to be given,
it is imperative for teachers to follow a general guideline in order for the
homework assignments to be effective in the learning experience of their
students.
Here are some practical
suggestions on how to give homework assignments effectively:
