I have tried several approaches, but the results have been not that good: 1. Explaining the importance of assignments and motivating students to attempt them. 2. Introducing a reward for assignment completion; for instance, offering a gift to those who attempt all the assignments. 3. Changing the reward from a physical gift to an Amazon voucher.
During my research on the topic, I came across the book "Why Don't Students Like to Go to School?" In that, the author suggests that the difficulty level of assignments should be just right—not too easy, not too hard. However, in my classes, students seem reluctant to attempt even simple problems. When I ask, they often respond with, "Sorry, I am not able to find time for it."
I would appreciate any suggestions for a more effective solution to this issue.
I got better results with practical classes, each student in one computer. Two or three teachers for 20 students. Wander from student to student givig small advice. Never type, hide your hand behing your back, so the student must write.
I math classes, for homework, I like to write the assigment in the blackboard. If I have time to write it in the blackboard, they consider it more serious. It increase the voluntary homework answers from 10% to 30%. Only one exercice, not two, not ten, just one, but tell them it's important. (We have also a official long list of exercices, but this are additional selected important exercices.)
Another approach is to put people into a lab situation where they do some exercises when the group is together.