Reflective Homework in an Introductory Biology Course
Wong-Noonan, S.
Students often struggle to identify why their answer is incorrect in comparison to the correct answer for the problem. Additionally, in traditional homework formats it is entirely up to the student to look over incorrect answers to identify what their mistake was and understand the correct answer. Often, student’s busy schedules means that students do not look back over their graded work but instead may just check the answer key. The proposed strategy is to have students complete assigned readings before the coming week of class then take a warmup quiz on that material at the start of the week. They are then assigned a structured homework based on the completed quiz in which they are responsible for going back to identify missed questions and stating why the answer they chose is incorrect, alongside an explanation of some of the correct answer choices.
Stephanie Wong-Noonan, Biological Sciences MCS
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