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

by Andrew B. Jones

Overview

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 this book is based on over 5 years research and links current evidence from cognitive psychology on retrieval practice, spacing and interleaving to the setting of homework. The book includes the following:

• suggestions for effective preparation tasks
• a discussion on metacognition and how this can help pupils revise and complete schoolwork independently
• an overview of how we can effectively check homework
• the importance of feedback
• how schools can support pupils and parents with homework as well as the importance of having a crystal-clear homework policy.

This is essential reading for for school leaders and teachers of all subjects, across all phases wanting to ensure that their homework activities have a real impact on pupil’s learning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367637446
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/31/2021
Pages:	162
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

List of tables viii

List of figures ix

Lisf of practitioner research boxes x

List of boxes xi

Acknowledgements xii

1 Why homework matters 1

2 What does the research say? 8

3 Which types of homework tasks have the most impact? 22

4 Knowledge, memory and retrieval practice 35

5 Preparation, flipped learning and independent learning 59

6 Checking homework, assessment and feedback 72

7 Planning, spaced distribution and interleaving 89

8 Supporting pupils and parents 101

9 Writing a homework policy 113

10 Final thoughts 121

Appendix 1 Understanding the use of effect sizes and correlation coefficients in educational research 123

Appendix 2 An analysis of the research into homework types completed by The Reach Free School and Teacher Tapp 125

Appendix 3 A brief analysis of parent and pupil surveys 133

Bibliography 137

Index 146

Editorial Reviews

"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)

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