20240115 - Homework CPD Review

Homework is a strategy mainly used to ...

• Prepare the Learner

• Facilitate Learning

• Solidify Learning

To Solidify Learning, homework can ...

• verify and strengthen understanding

• guide accountability (make learners responsible of their own learning)

• guide reflection and application

• All of the above

The four common types of homework are Practice, Preparation, ...

• Engagement and Critical.

• Extension and Creative.

• Extension and Cognitive.

Repetitive exercises, problems, or drills are ...

• Practice homework

• Preparation homework

• Extension homework

Projects or open-ended tasks are examples of ...

• Practice homework.

• Preparation homework.

• Extension homework.

• Creative homework.

The following are examples of Extension homework, EXCEPT ...

• In a geography lesson, students learn about international environmental issue (e.g., deforestation, climate change). As a homework, they choose an issue and research its impact on a specific region.

• In a Malay language class, students were given verbs (kata kerja) and asked to turn them into sentences. For the homework, they are given 4 other verbs to be turned into sentences.

• Choose an art movement studied in class (e.g., Surrealism) and explore a lesser-known artist within that movement.

The following are Practice homework, EXCEPT ...

• Before a lesson on geometry, students solve problems related to angles, shapes, and basic geometric principles at home.

• Students rehearsed a scene from a play in class. As a homework, rehearse the routine multiple times to improve precision and coordination.

• In a Year 9 English lesson, students learned how to analyze a paragraph in a short story. As a homework, they analyze a different paragraph.