Motiver les élèves à fournir un travail personnel régulier, par le biais des devoirs maisons

摘要

Nowadays, the question of motivation is in the center of debates on pedagogy. Giving the motivation to work to students while respecting the Bulletin Officiel, which define the syllabus, requires appropriate strategies. The study presented here is about stimulating pupils’ motivation for personal work, in an environment where investment and rigorous studies are not spontaneous. The establishment of a system of optional homework aims at developing the satisfaction of effort through beneficial exercises. It also reward students who will try to do those homework seriously. The study was done in four 4ème classes and it takes into account the number of returned homework and the profile of students that actually return them. It also assesses the impact of giving the homework subjects in the beginning or at the end of the chapter on the grades in SVT of the class (average grades). Few students have made constant efforts, but for those who work regularly, the homework have a positive effects on their grades.