In traditional homework, our design function is generally nothing more than consolidating what we have learned, so generally speaking, our homework forms are reading, writing, copying, reciting and doing problems. However, the integration of the role of homework design and core literacy mentioned in this book summarizes these functions of homework design:

1. Expand the educational function and promote the change of students' learning style.

The homework design under the guidance of core literacy is conducive to the change of students' learning style, enabling students to learn to learn, learn to cooperate and learn to be a person in the process of completing homework, and has the function of guiding students to learn and explore, thus cultivating and improving students' independent learning, practice and creativity. At the same time, due to the different types of homework, the ways to complete homework will be different, such as written exercises, extracurricular experiments, literature collection, field research, reading preview, reflection and summary, physical design or production, writing small papers and so on. It can be completed on the same day, or it can be completed in a week or even longer. These different ways of completion provide opportunities for students to exercise their abilities and promote the cultivation of students' core literacy.

2. Expand and strengthen the extended functions

According to the characteristics of the subject, great changes have taken place in the content, methods and literacy training of core literacy-oriented homework, and the space has been expanded unprecedentedly. In content, from life to science, from science to society, learning in an open system; In the way, it has changed the traditional single, passive and receptive learning mode, emphasizing the creation of learning situations, emphasizing "personal experience" and "inquiry learning" in the learning process; In emotional cultivation, it emphasizes the cultivation of comprehensive qualities of subjects such as "stimulating students' thirst for knowledge, cultivating students' interest in lifelong exploration", "forming a scientific attitude of respecting facts and exploring truth", "making students develop good thinking habits, dare to question and innovate", "caring about the development of science and technology, paying attention to social progress and problems brought about by technology application, and establishing a correct scientific outlook".