The faculty attitude to assignment deadlines: Let's discuss this at faculty meeting! We make homework assignments in order to ⁃ extend learning a topic already covered ⁃ reinforce learning a topic currently discussed ⁃ prepare for a specific performance task as a group (discussion, recitation, lab, etc) ⁃ provide differentiation, so all students can learn more material (if some cannot finish within classtime limits, then finish at home) ⁃ cover basic principles in advance (flipped classroom), so that classtime can be spent on questions and coaching ⁃ accomplish a capstone project that represents culmination of the course learning goals We set deadlines for assignments in order to: • emulate adult life, prepare them for adult l...
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