Homework and practice give students opportunities to practice, review and apply knowledge.  Research referenced in Marzano's book indicates that students need to practice a skill 24 times to reach 80% competency. 

Marzano's recommendations for classroom practice include:

• establishing and communicating a homework policy

• clarifying the purpose of homework

• asking students to use homework assignment sheets

• commenting on homework

• determining which skills are worth practicing

• scheduling massed and distributed practice

Technology Integration:

• Homework policies
• Homework assignments
• Unit test dates
• Class notes
• Informational PowerPoint presentations
• Practice activities
• Links to pre-determined practice websites

• easily create practice assignments, quizzes, tests, etc. from question banks
• students complete assignments on computer - great practice for online SOL testing
• grades assignments and provides student with instant feedback
• provides teacher with grade and multiple reports

• interactive websites for each subject area and SOL
• SOL review activities

• gameboard with or without street names
• homework cards
• directions

• Homework Hub
• BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
• The Beehive
• KOL Homework Help Jr. (K-2)
• KOL Homework Help (3-5)

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4-Homework & Practice  |  5-Non-Linguistics Representations  |  6-Cooperative Learning

7-Objectives & Feedback  |  8-Hypotheses  |  9-Questions, Cues, & Adv. Organizers

created by Sherri Miller, ITRT, Gloucester County Public Schools
VSTE Conference ~ February, 2008