I make a homework sheet with check off boxes for my initials and sign as they complete each assignment in the chapters assigned for the whole 20 days of their course.
Chapter 25
- Spelling
- abbreviations
- Labeling
The due date is the 18th day of the module and that is when the sheet is due. I ask each student to show me their homework as they finish an assignment. This is a lot of work, but I get 99 percent participation, there is always the one student that refusing to do homework. So I have added homework questions to the exams with no review other than getting their homework checked off. By the end of the course I usually have 100 percent participation.
If a student only had time for labeling I just check that off and they usually return the next day with the whole chapter done. Homework can be overwhelming and having a “To do” list reminds them what is due and to get it done.
