{"id":4474,"date":"2017-09-22T15:30:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T15:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=4474"},"modified":"2017-09-22T15:30:42","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T15:30:42","slug":"demands-of-deliberate-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2017\/09\/22\/demands-of-deliberate-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Demands of deliberate practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Homework seems to be a popular topic among educators posting online. I get it – students would rather not do homework and educators would rather not spend the time to grade and provide feedback. Fact is, learning requires an investment of time expended on a variety of cognitive tasks and this time simply might not be available during school hours. Conclusion – homework plays a useful role in learning.<\/p>\n

I would refer educators interested in the logic and research on homework consider the Schwartz, et al chapter<\/a> on deliberative practice. This is a different kind of book providing what some instructional designers would describe as a job aid. The ABC thing is an organizational feature I find kind of artificial, but the idea is to\u00a0identify\u00a0specific learning challenges and what is known about specific tactics that can be applied.<\/p>\n

The authors consider homework within the context of deliberative practice. This concept implies a specific type of learning activity and homework may or may not be understood to serve this need.<\/p>\n

Deliberate practice involves focusing on what is beyond one\u2019s current skill set rather than just executing what one is already able to do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I recognize that homework may also be about repetition\u00a0to develop automaticity. When deliberative practice is the goal, Schwartz and colleagues contend:<\/p>\n

Deliberate practice, if done well, requires a degree of concentration that people cannot sustain<\/p>\n

Schwartz, Daniel L.; Tsang, Jessica M.; Blair, Kristen P.. The ABCs of How We Learn: 26 Scientifically Proven Approaches, How They Work, and When to Use Them (Kindle Location 842). W. W. Norton & Company.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Without getting into the work done in support of this position (you can read the\u00a0original using the reference I provide above), the authors suggest that short, but intense engagement is what educators should be assigning to meet the requirements for effective deliberative practice.<\/p>\n

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