Pedagogical practice includes a huge number of elements important for the mental development of students. This is an explanation of the material in the form of lectures, and homework, and various practical exercises. Also a very important element is independent work, which, by the way, has a double meaning.
Versatility of the concept
It is interesting to understand the concept itself. So, what is “independent work?” Someone will say that this is the student’s desire to comprehend knowledge without anyone else’s help, and someone will just remember the next task in the lesson, when there’s just no place to wait for help, and you need to write the knowledge on paper alone. Both answers can be considered correct. This concept can be considered from several sides.
About independence
It is worth noting that independent work is an important element of the educational activity of each student. Indeed, not only excellent performance, but also the mental development of the child depends on how much the student is interested in learning new material, on the desire to comprehend new knowledge. But how to make a student study independently? This is quite difficult to do, because in the first place you need a huge desire on the part of the student. But you can try to interest the class in one or another subject. It already depends on the skill and professionalism of each individual teacher. It is necessary not only to promise incentives in the form of marks for excellent independent work outside the school walls, but also to instill a desire for knowledge itself, for the desire to learn something new. It is very important in almost every lesson not to give children answers to all questions, but to leave a bit of uncertainty for self-education. Working with a template is much easier, but not as productive as we would like. It is necessary to make the child search for an answer on his own, then this activity will have a positive, desired result. It is worth noting that such an independent work during school education will greatly help the child in the future, in adulthood, and will give everyone the opportunity to not lose heart before the ordeals, just looking for a solution to the problem.
Knowledge check
In addition to the above, independent and control works are also equally important, which are designed to check the students' knowledge of the material passed. Thus, it is possible to track what remains incomprehensible from the past and what else is worth working with the students. So, independent work in algebra (grade 8 and above), physics, chemistry, and other rather difficult disciplines is very important for schooling. Individual work on humanitarian subjects also benefits, giving the teacher the opportunity to control the flow of the educational process and student performance. But this form of training is also useful to students, when most of the knowledge takes shape, and the gaps in the information obtained in the lessons and from textbooks become clear and visible.
conclusions
Based on the foregoing, we can conclude that independent work in any form is extremely useful for the mental development of each student. Do not confine yourself to ordinary homework, a deep understanding of the subject is the key to strong knowledge.