Classroom Instruction That Works Marzano

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Classroom Instruction That Works!Marzano
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The Rationale of Homework

• Extends learning opportunities beyond the
  classroom and the school day.
• School time is 13 of the students overall time.
• Time is needed to cover and uncover meaning and
  content.

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KEY PRINCIPLES

• The amount of homework assigned to students
  should vary from elementary to middle to high
• Parent involvement in homework should be kept
  to a minimum
• The purpose of homework should be identified
• If homework is assigned, feedback should be
  provided

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Increase Student Performance

• Graded homework 78
• Graded homework teacher comments 83
• No grade/no comment 28

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Homework Best Practices

• Homework on vocabulary - making linkages,
  creating categories and nonlinguistic
  representations
• Homework on details - inferences and
  nonlinguistic representations
• Homework on generalizations - identifying new
  examples and nonlinguistic representations
• Homework on principles - new applications and
  graphing
• Homework on skills - accuracy, speed and steps
• Homework on processes - practicing specific steps
  and representing interrelationships

• Work with the SBDM and parents to establish a
  homework policy
• Vary the approaches to the kinds of homework
  assigned
• Vary the approaches to providing feedback

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PRACTICE

• Mastery requires focused practice - 24X 80
  competency
• Adapt and shape while practicing - Few examples/
  Pace slowly
• Chart accuracy and speed
• Focus on specific parts
• Plan practice time

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DESIGNING A PRACTICE SESSION

• How long should it last? DURATION
• How much at one time? AMOUNT
• How often? FREQUENCY
• How well? QUALITY