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Devising worthwhile and engaging homework tasks, week in week out, can prove both demanding and frustrating - particularly in contexts where we know students will have be chased to complete them.

How can we make homework planning easier and more effective - and cut down the time spent chasing recalcitrant individuals - while raising our expectations and the value of the work to students?