Volume 1, Edition 33 – Characteristics of Effective Homework

Welcome to this week’s edition of Best Practices Weekly. Today we’ll be discussing best practices for designing effective homework.

Designing or choosing homework can be one the least enjoyable parts of a teacher’s day, especially when its effectiveness is unclear. In an article for Educational Leadership, Cathy Vatterott, an education professor at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, discussed the five key hallmarks of effective homework that promotes maximum student learning.

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