investigation of science teachers' views on the use of homework in education

Homework is an extracurricular activity given to students by the teacher for the purpose of repeating and reinforcing the subject, which develops the student's sense of responsibility. Assignments are an integral part of the educational program. Homework is a teaching tool that positively affects the family communication and interaction process and acts as a bridge between the school and the family. This study aimed to examine the views of science teachers on the use of homework in education. The population of the research consists of 38,400 science teachers working in secondary schools affiliated with the Ministry of Education throughout Turkey. In our research, our sample size was determined as 380. The scanning method was used in this study, which was conducted to examine and describe the opinions of science teachers about the use of homework in education. By using the survey technique during the data collection process, science teachers' opinions about the homework were determined. The opinions of the teachers who participated in the research were analyzed through descriptive statistics and descriptive analysis. As a result of these analyses, it was seen that science teachers generally had positive thoughts about homework. In the applied survey, science teachers; He stated that research assignments are an important type of assignments in terms of arousing curiosity in students, gaining creative thinking skills and responsibility. At the same time, teachers consider the contribution of what is taught in science branches to the records of students' language, affective, social, information gathering and problem solving skills. In addition, it has been determined that although science teachers think that research assignments are more effective, they prefer assignments with test techniques more frequently in class.