Elementary school students 'homework burden problem** An analysis of the current schoolwork burden of primary school students **
** 1. Current situation of primary school students 'homework burden **
(I) Homework Burden
1. In terms of workload
- The amount of homework assigned by the teacher was relatively large. For example, there were cases where students were asked to copy the text many times or do math questions many times. When the homework of each subject was added up, it would take a long time for students to complete their homework. On average, it might take two hours or more per day, which greatly reduced the time for students to play and rest.
2. In terms of homework content,
- Some of the assignments lacked practical significance and had a large number of repetitive assignments. This kind of homework became more of a mechanical action, and the actual effect of learning knowledge was not good. It increased the physical and psychological pressure of the students.
(II) Exam Burden
1. Test frequency
- The number of exams was quite frequent. In addition to the mid-term and final exams of each semester, some schools also set up monthly exams. Some schools in some areas even had township random exams, county research exams, review tests, and so on. The number of exams for graduating classes was even higher.
2. examination pressure
- Some schools were ranked according to test results, which brought a heavy psychological burden to primary school students and was not conducive to the healthy growth of students.
(3) Burden of supplementary teaching materials
- The use of supplementary materials was still relatively common among students, which also increased the burden of students 'homework to a certain extent.
** 2. The reason why primary school students are overburdened with homework **
(I) External reasons
1. The One-sidedness of the Teaching Quality Evaluation System
- Society, families, and schools have long had the concept of quality based on scores, equating test results with the quality of teaching. Higher education administrative departments and all walks of life often used test scores and enrollment rates to evaluate schools. Parents also used scores to evaluate their children's academic performance, and schools used scores to evaluate teachers. Under the influence of this concept, teachers often increased the burden of students 'homework in order to improve their grades.
2. The Transmission of the Pressure of Competition
- In the current educational environment, the competition for admission to higher education was fierce. In order to give students an advantage in the process of admission, schools and teachers had to emphasize the students 'test results, thereby increasing the amount of homework to improve the students' ability to cope with the test.
(2) Internal reasons
1. The limitations of teachers 'own qualities
- Under the influence of traditional education concepts, such as the deep-rooted concept of "practice more", some teachers believed that "if you don't read a day, you will learn, if you don't practice a day, you will learn" and "practice makes perfect". Even under the new teaching philosophy, there were misunderstandings about "practice more" in "intensive teaching and more practice". They believed that the more, the better.
- Some teachers were conservative and felt that reading, writing, and practicing more was the best way to cope with exams and get high scores. In order to be safe, they used "large amount of exercise practice","overtime", and "sea of questions" tactics.
- Some teachers had a lazy mentality. To reduce the burden of students 'homework, teachers needed to carefully prepare lessons and select exercises, which required teachers to put in more mental work. Some teachers were afraid of hardship and trouble, so they let students do more homework and practice repeatedly.
- Comparisons could also cause teachers to increase the burden of students 'homework. For example, if one teacher assigned more homework, other teachers would also assign more homework to show their sense of responsibility.
- Due to the influence of exam-oriented psychology, written examinations were currently the main form of examinations in primary and secondary schools. There were many memorization questions, unstable difficulty, and unscientific questions. In order to prevent missing the contents of the examination, teachers could only let the students carry out a large-scale revision to increase the burden of homework.
** 3. Countermeasure to reduce the schoolwork burden of primary school students **
(I) Change the concept of teaching quality evaluation
1. The scientific concept of teaching quality should be widely publicized, so that the whole society would realize that teaching quality should be a comprehensive indicator system, not purely based on written test scores. They would play down the role of test scores and strictly enforce the relevant regulations, such as not publicly or secretly issuing scores and enrollment targets, not queuing scores, and not using scores as the sole criterion for teachers 'rewards and punishments.
2. To establish a scientific teaching quality evaluation system and explore a set of evaluation methods that conform to the educational policy, scientific, applicable, easy to use, and accepted by society, fundamentally changing the status quo of quality based on scores.
(II) To improve teaching and homework management
1. The homework was arranged in a scientific manner. According to the actual situation of the students, they could implement layered homework. For primary school students, they could advocate completing homework in class, reduce the amount of homework after class, or even not arrange homework after class, reflecting the teaching concept of combining lecture and practice.
2. Reduce the number of exams. The purpose of the exams was to test the students 'mastery of knowledge. The usual homework could reflect the students' learning effect to a certain extent. There was no need to set up overly intensive exams, such as weekly and monthly exams. At the same time, the test questions should be simplified and practical, in line with the requirements of universal basic knowledge in compulsory education.
(III) The school cultivates people in an all-round way
1. Schools should strictly implement the five education simultaneously. While paying attention to the teaching of cultural knowledge, they should strengthen the popularity of moral education, physical education, aesthetic education, and labor education. They should carry out colorful campus activities so that primary school students can develop their specialties, publicize their personalities, and develop in a healthy and happy environment.
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