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Brame, Cynthia J. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
Educational videos have become an important part of higher education, providing an important content-delivery tool in many flipped, blended, and online classes. Effective use of video as an educational tool is enhanced when instructors consider three elements: how to manage cognitive load of the video; how to maximize student engagement with the…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Technology, Video Technology, Teaching Methods
Cooper, Harris – National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2008
Perhaps more than any question other than "How much time should students spend doing homework?" parents and educators want to know, "What kinds of homework assignments are most effective?" Clearly, the answers to this question vary according to many factors, especially the developmental level of students and the topic area. Generally, answers are…
Descriptors: Homework, Instructional Effectiveness, Individualized Instruction, Group Activities
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Billington, Eric J.; Skinner, Christopher H.; Cruchon, Natalie M. – Journal of School Psychology, 2004
Sixth-grade students were exposed to two pairs of mathematics assignments. Assignment Pair A included a high-effort and a moderate-effort assignment, each containing 18 three-digit by two-digit (3x2) problems. Assignment Pair B was similar except the high-effort assignment contained six additional one-digit by one-digit (1x1) problems interspersed…
Descriptors: Homework, Student Attitudes, Grade 6, Mathematics Activities
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Sawyer, Valerie; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1996
Interviews with 10 high school students with learning disabilities identified 3 themes concerning homework: (1) factors that make homework easy (such as assigning homework early in the class); (2) factors that make homework difficult (such as low ability); and (3) recommendations for teachers, students, and parents (for example, students should…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, High School Students, High Schools, Homework