Suggestion 175. Replicate assignments covering basic concepts

IF YOU WANT TO:

• Give interesting and stimulating assignments

• Have students apply concepts to demonstrate understanding

• Emphasize conceptual understanding

• Motivate students to do their best work

Replicating assignments which cover basic concepts until students get them right.

One chemistry professor says, "I believe in stressing the fundamentals of a course. If a portion of the class misses a problem on a homework assignment, quiz or test, I give them the same problem over and over again until they get it right. I turn it inside out and upside down, but it's fundamentally the same problem."

Faculty members who teach self-paced, mastery learning courses inherently apply this technique by requiring students to repeat unit assignments until they have mastered the material before moving on to the next unit or module. If you are interested in knowing more about these approaches, contact the TIES office (2-6392).

Limitations on Use of Suggestion

  Discipline:  Sciences primarily
Course Level:  Undergraduate
 Course Size:  None
        Mode:  None

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