1st Edition

Homework with Impact Why What You Set and How You Set It Matters

By Andrew B. Jones Copyright 2022
162 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book reveals the types of homework activity that are most beneficial to pupils’ attainment and makes sense of the research on homework and how it can be used most effectively. Suggesting ways in which the impact of homework can be improved, this book offers practical ideas, strategies and activities that teachers can implement, trial and adopt in their own classrooms. The guidance in... Read more

Chapter 1. Why homework matters  Chapter 2. What does the research say?  Chapter 3. Which types of homework task have the most impact?  Chapter 4. Knowledge, memory and retrieval practice  Chapter 5. Preparation, flipped learning and independent learning  Chapter 6. Checking homework, assessment and feedback  Chapter 7. Planning, spaced-distribution and interleaving  Chapter 8. Supporting pupils and parents  Chapter 9. Writing a homework policy  Chapter 10. Final thoughts  Appendix 1. Understanding the use of effect sizes and educational coefficients in educational research  Appendix 2. An analyse of the research into homework types by The Reach Free School and Teacher Tapp  Appendix 3. A brief analysis of parent and pupil surveys  Bibliography

Biography

Andrew B. Jones is Assistant Headteacher for CPD and Professional Mentoring at The Reach Free School in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, and a Founding Fellow of The Chartered College of Teaching.

"This book addresses which types of homework and their content have the most positive impact on learning, outlining practical ideas, strategies and activities that teachers can implement, trial and adopt in their own classrooms. It also explores how organisations can support learners with homework as well as the importance of having a crystalclear homework policy." - Dr Anne Davis, inTuition (Society for Education and Training)