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classwork

classwork

3 1.1
Tasks students do during a lesson in class
  • noun
  • /ˈklæsˌwɜrk/
translation icon : trabajo en clase
  • The teacher was impressed by how quickly the students finished their classwork during the lesson.
  • classwork and homework
  • classwork and homework assignments
  • classwork completion percentage

Examples

  • Why aren't they this ambitious with their classwork, huh?

  • But I see that your classwork was less than impressive.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • And you just finished all your classwork early?

  • And remember that the hours of classwork are only part of the total.

    Academic text (2009)
  • For example, who will support these personal devices if students have problems using them for classwork?

    Academic text (2015)
  • God knows how many jobs, trying to keep up with classwork...

    Fiction book (1992)
  • But none of that classwork, including student teaching, prepared me for the grueling reality.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • A decision has been made to allocate more classwork time to teachers.

    Blog text (3)
  • Students were initially placed in classes according to their academic abilities based on previous performance in classwork and on standardized tests.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Homework, classwork, discussion, research critiques, and oral presentations are also essential components of this course.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

assignment
vsclasswork
650 1.2

A piece of work given by a teacher or boss

is narrower, applying only to tasks done during lessons not for home study
schoolwork
vsclasswork
44 1.0

Tasks that students must do for their school lessons

is limited to tasks done during classroom lessons rather than at home
seatwork
vsclasswork
4.8

Work done by one student while sitting at a desk in class

is not limited to work done alone at a desk

How Structured

didactics
  • Specialized
8.5
to lecture
65 3.8
classwork
3 1.1
generative learning
  • Specialized
7.9
practice
585 1.6

Surface Forms

classwork singular
classworks plural

Morphology

classwork = class + work (transparent) = class + work

The meaning is directly and predictably derived from 'class' + 'work' (work done during class time).

Etymology

The word classwork is made from class ('a group of students or a lesson') and work ('tasks to do'), so it means the tasks students do during a lesson, not at home.