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My 2 cents.  I give students the assignment at the start
of a unit and the due date.  We spend a few days exploring
the concepts, a lab day, a couple lecture/demo/discussion
days, and then a question/answer day.  I also give the
students the answers to homework problems new the beginning
of the unit so they can check they are doing them correctly.

I expect them to show the equations, substitution, and
answer so their method can be easily understood.  I collect
the homework on the last day of the unit and give them
a quiz over it.  Every three or so units I give them a test.
I check over the homework for clear work, mostly for quantity,
and assume the students have checked the problems.

I try to give the students one work/check day during each
unit so they can work together on the problems.  I help
students as needed and they help eachother.  In some cases
they just copy eachothers work, but that shows up on the quiz,
unless they copy there too.

Most students seem to do well with this method.  I agree
with many that students will not do the work if it is not
worth something (read grade points).  Just like us, they
like to get paid for their work!

This seems very traditional, but we are after all dealing
with the traditional part of schooling, practice makes
perfect.  I also do extra activities, explorations, labs,
real life situations, etc., to add to the course and show
students how the material relates to the world around them.

Steve
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