Creating tasks with a focus on students’ autonomy—by providing choices, for example—helps them see the relevance of homework.

Editor’s note: “Behind the News” is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun’s AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI, Google Gemini and ChatGPT.

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