Reducing Academic Burdens While Enhancing Student Outcomes: The Role of Homework Management in the Era of Digital Education

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Published Nov 28, 2025
DOI https://doi.org/10.15354/sief.25.co523

Yaodong Yang  
School of Education Science, Jiangsu Normal University Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu, China

Abstract

Throughout the history of education, educationists have conceptualized “homework” in various ways. it was described as an intellectual activity for knowledge consolidation by comenius, a method for shaping students by herbart, a range of specialized play activities for children by froebel, an intermediary connecting freedom and discipline by montessori, and an essential component of teaching by kairov. the significance of homework also varied in different times. pestalozzi emphasized the role of assignments that suited students’ mental characteristics in developing their intellectual skills; kerschensteiner and dewey underscored the social value of homework and advocated diversity of assignments (zhang et al., 2025).

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Keywords

Academic Burdens, Homework Management

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How to Cite
Yang, Y. (2025). Reducing Academic Burdens While Enhancing Student Outcomes: The Role of Homework Management in the Era of Digital Education. Science Insights Education Frontiers, 31(1), 4951–4953. https://doi.org/10.15354/sief.25.co523
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Vol. 31 No. 1 (2025)
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