Most people consider math and physics to be scary beasts from which it is best to keep one’s distance. Computers, however, can help us tame the complexity and tedious arithmetic manipulations associated with these subjects. Indeed, math and physics are much more approachable once you have the power of computers on your side. This tutorial serves a dual purpose. On one hand, it serves as a revie...

The Homework project is developing an exemplar system for the delivery of adaptive, interactive numeracy and literacy education for children (5 to 7 year olds) at home and in the classroom. We illustrate how a user centred approach has enabled us to specify and go some way towards developing technology to meet the clear need for a better way of helping parents to engage with their children’s ho...

The aim of the current research is to examine Impact Homework in Mathematics on Learning Style Arab Primary School Students Israel as issue homework an old problem despite successive suggestions and recommendations. Significance stems from importance mathematics that accompanies educational process, through which students are assisted enhancing their' self-learning abilities develop their intel...

An exposure treatment for patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is described. Image habituation training (IHT) involves the patient in generating verbal descriptions of the traumatic event and recording these onto an audiotape. After the initial training session with the therapist, homework sessions of self-directed exposure in which the patient visualised the described ...

There is a general agreement that homework plays an important role in students' learning. We argue that without examining and re-examining the potential benefits of homework assignments and whether they are achieved, we miss the opportunity to support students' learning. In this paper we describe an instructional tactic of individually assigned homework that promotes and strengthens individual ...