Training Teachers to Design Interactive Homework [electronic resource] / Lora Battle-Bailey.
Homework is a leading factor for improving academic performance among students who have the ability to work independently and adequate parental support to complete homework assignments. When parents are interested in children's homework, students are more likely to successfully complete their a...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
ERIC Clearinghouse on Teaching and Teacher Education,
2003.
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| Series: | ERIC digest.
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| Summary: | Homework is a leading factor for improving academic performance among students who have the ability to work independently and adequate parental support to complete homework assignments. When parents are interested in children's homework, students are more likely to successfully complete their assignments. Teacher support is also necessary to significantly improve student achievement. Parent and teacher training is important in this process. Without training, some parents may be inadequately prepared to effectively equip children with skills to improve their overall academic outcomes. To improve parent involvement, teachers must be trained to design interactive homework (IH) assignments. When designing homework, teachers should consider elements that will facilitate: parent-child interactions, parent-child interest, students' reasoning, and students' self-management/self-directness. Teachers should also ensure that homework is suitable for diverse students and families. Because it is important for teachers to consider parents' and children's interests when designing interactive homework assignments, they should receive recommendations for gathering data regarding family backgrounds and interests using an Interest Inventory Checklist. Teachers must learn how to develop strategies to help students learn new vocabulary across the curriculum and how to formulate developmentally appropriate inference questions or word problems across the curriculum. Finally, training can help teachers learn to provide effective verbal and written directions for completing homework for parents and children. (Contains 24 references.) (SM) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED482700. Availability: ERIC Clearinghouse on Teaching and Teacher Education, 1307 New York Ave., NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005-4701. Tel: 202-293-2450; Tel: 800-822-9229 (Toll Free). Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (edition), Washington, DC. Contract Number: edition-99-CO-0007. |
| Physical Description: | 4 pages. |