Optimizing Assignment Design for Primary and Secondary School Students
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Feb 28, 2022
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One of the most essential connections among all assignment tasks is assignment design. The design of high-quality assignments is critical to achieving successful homework outcomes. This study explores the existing research on the roles of assignment design and highlights the current state of assignment design in China's primary and secondary schools. In terms of assignment loads, content, formats, and stratification, suggestions are made
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Student Assignment, Assignment Design, Assignment Loads, Assignment Contents, Assignment Stratification, Primary and Secondary Students
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Singh, R., Saleem, M., Pradhan, P., Heffernan, C., Heffernan, N.T., Razzaq, L., Dailey, M.D., O'Connor, C., & Mulcahy, C. (2011). Feedback during web-based homework: the role of hints. In International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (pp. 328-336). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21869-9_43
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Wang, Y. F., & Zhang, X. Y. (2014). Analysis on assignments based on 30000 data. Shanghai: East China Normal University Press. ISBN: 9787567527034.
Wang, Y.F. (2015). Homework design from the perspective of curriculum (doctoral dissertation). East China Normal University. https://kns.cnki.net/KCMS/detail/detail.aspx?dbname=CDFDLAST2017&filename=1015348181.nh
Wang, Y.F., & Zhang, X.Y. (2016). Analysis on homework effect and homework burden. Modern Teaching, 2016(Z1): 8-10.
Zhang, J. (2017). A review of the nature and necessity of homework. Journal of Yibin University, 2017(8):23-30. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19504/j. cnki. issn1671-5365.2017. 08.004
Zhang, J.K., Bai, X.J., & Yang, L.X. (2008). An overview of foreign research on the effect of tests. Advances in Psychological Science, 2008(4):661-670.
Zhao, H.H. (2017). An empirical study on the effect of homework feedback on junior secondary homework quality (Master’s thesis). Ningbo University. https://kns.cnki.net/KCMS/detail/detail.aspx?dbname=CMFD201801&filename=1017870833.nh
Cooper, H. (1989). Homework. Longman. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/11578-000
Cooper, H. (2001). Homework for All--in Moderation. Educational Leadership, 58(7):34-38.
Cooper, H., & Valentine, J.C. (2001) Using research to answer practical questions about homework. Educational Psychologist, 36 (3):143-153, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1207/S15326985EP3603_1
Hu, H.Y. (2019). Optimizing mathematics homework helps improve mathematics achievements -- A study on mathematics homework loads and subject achievements in junior middle schools. Reference for Middle School Teaching, 2019(24):30-31.
Hu, Y.Y. (2019). On the reconstruction of the concept of “homework” in basic education. Educational Science Research, 2019(10):47-52.
Jiang, Q. (1935). History of modern Western education. Beijing: China Commercial Press.
Kang, S.H.K., McDermott, K.B., & Roediger, H. (2007). Test format and corrective feedback modulate the effect of testing on memory retention. European Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 19(4):528-558. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09541440601056620
Li, J. & Xu, J.P. (2012). An empirical study on the effect of homework on students’ academic performance - A case study of Ningbo City in Zhejiang Province. School Administration, 2012(12): 4-6.
Lu, L. (2012). Research on optimal homework design in primary schools (Master’s thesis). Zhejiang Normal University. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7666/d. y2194205
Mendicino, M., Razzaq, L., & Heffernan, N.T. (2009). A comparison of traditional homework to computer-supported homework. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 41(3):331-359. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2009.10782534
OECD (2016), PISA 2015 Results (Volume II): Policies and Practices for Successful Schools, Paris: OECD Publishing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264267510-en
OECD (2019), PISA 2018 Results (Volume I): What Students Know and Can Do, Paris OECD Publishing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1787/5f07c754-en
Ramdass, D. & Zimmerman, B.J. (2011). Developing self-regulation skills: The important role of homework. Journal of advanced academics, 22(2):194-218. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1932202X1102200202
Ren, P. G. (2015). A survey on the status quo of homework in primary and secondary schools in five provinces of China. Educational Science Research, 2015(12):49-56.
Singh, R., Saleem, M., Pradhan, P., Heffernan, C., Heffernan, N.T., Razzaq, L., Dailey, M.D., O'Connor, C., & Mulcahy, C. (2011). Feedback during web-based homework: the role of hints. In International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (pp. 328-336). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21869-9_43
Tulving, E. (1985). Memory and consciousness. Canadian Psychology, 26(1):1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/h0080017
Wang, J. X. (2012). The survey on the status quo of primary homework and its improvement strategies. Journal of Teaching and Management, 2012(26):22-24.
Wang, Y. F., & Zhang, X. Y. (2014). Analysis on assignments based on 30000 data. Shanghai: East China Normal University Press. ISBN: 9787567527034.
Wang, Y.F. (2015). Homework design from the perspective of curriculum (doctoral dissertation). East China Normal University. https://kns.cnki.net/KCMS/detail/detail.aspx?dbname=CDFDLAST2017&filename=1015348181.nh
Wang, Y.F., & Zhang, X.Y. (2016). Analysis on homework effect and homework burden. Modern Teaching, 2016(Z1): 8-10.
Zhang, J. (2017). A review of the nature and necessity of homework. Journal of Yibin University, 2017(8):23-30. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19504/j. cnki. issn1671-5365.2017. 08.004
Zhang, J.K., Bai, X.J., & Yang, L.X. (2008). An overview of foreign research on the effect of tests. Advances in Psychological Science, 2008(4):661-670.
Zhao, H.H. (2017). An empirical study on the effect of homework feedback on junior secondary homework quality (Master’s thesis). Ningbo University. https://kns.cnki.net/KCMS/detail/detail.aspx?dbname=CMFD201801&filename=1017870833.nh
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Huang, X. (2022). Optimizing Assignment Design for Primary and Secondary School Students. Science Insights Education Frontiers, 11(1), 1509–1516. https://doi.org/10.15354/sief.22.or014
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