Thoughts on “Do we really need to assign homework?”

A level-headed article on the usefulness of homework by Michael Pershan — titled “Do we really need to assign homework?”

I teach high school physics, so my students are mostly grade 10, 11, and 12. All the “homework” I give to students is additional practice, encouraging students to do as much or as little as they need to feel confident in their understanding. Each set is leveled with easier, medium, and hard problems, plus we have frequent and smaller assessments — I’ve found this homework-and-assessment strategy helps students deeply learn the knowledge and skills in physics!

For more information, here are some articles for my course setup:

• A Philosophy of Learning and Education — Focusing on the Role and Importance of Conceptual Models
• Instructional Design for Science Teachers: Using the Idea of Mental Models to Drive Learning
• An “Accelerated Physics” Course — Combining AP Physics 1 and NGSS
• AP Physics C — Course Organization for 2022–2023

In your overall assessment structure, how do you use homework?

Let me know by adding a comment!