Difference between assignment and homework

Posted By: Sm Adminon: November 10, 2015In: Miscellaneous

Assignment:
An assignment is a task or a piece of work assigned to someone as a part of job or course of study. The assignment enables the students to know about the purpose for the study and objectives that is to be achieved.
Homework:
Homework refers to the tasks assigned by the teachers to the students to be completed at home. It helps the students to review what they have learned that day. The completion of the homework on time helps the students to understand the topic properly and be prepared for the exam as well.
Differences:

Basis	Assignment	Homework
Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com)	A task or a piece of work allocated to someone as a part of job or course of study.	Schoolwork that a pupil is required to do at home.
Objectives/Purpose	One of the purposes of the assignment is to teach the pupils how to study. It is certain that the assignment should contribute materially to training pupils to this end.	The purpose of homework are: It helps to have a practice. It helps to prepare. It helps to increase an individual’s skill. It helps to develop the self-confidence. It helps to establish better relation between parents and child along with teachers and child. It encourages interacting with other students and learning from them.
Synonyms	Duty, appointment, drill, chores and job	Practice, position, duty and post
Antonyms	Keeping and unemployment	Keeping and unemployment
History	There is no exact history date of the assignment.	The history of the homework actually goes back to the year 1095 in the city of Venice where Roberto Nevilis is credited with being the first teach to use homework.
Word origin	It is originated from the Late Middle English: from Old French assignement.	It is originated in between 1350-1400; Middle English assignament, Medieval Latin assignāmentum.
Pronunciation	Eng (UK): /əˈsʌɪnm(ə)nt / Eng (US): /əˈsīnmənt /	Eng (UK): /ˈhəʊmwəːk / Eng (US): /ˈhōmˌwərk/
Main function	The main functions of assignment are: To point out clearly about what is to be done To guide how to complete the task To motivate to perform the work To review the difficulties and provide the suggestions to overcome them	The main function of homework is to point out the difficulties and to provide the ways to solve them which helps them to prepare well for the examinations.
Advantages/Benefits	Its advantages are: It helps to revise the topic. It helps to tackle and understand the problems and its solutions. It helps to polish the knowledge of the students. It helps to boost the confidence.	Its advantages are: It helps the students to understand the subject. It helps to revise the concepts they read in the school hours. It encourages them to research on the subject matters of the homework. It is the better way to prepare for the exams.
Disadvantages	Its disadvantages are: Students have to manage extra time for the assignments. It provides stress to the students.	Its disadvantages are: Students won’t be able to spend equal time on each homework. They won’t have time to participate in the extracurricular activities. It provides the anxiety and stress to the students.
Example in Sentence	I completed my assignment by consulting my friends and teachers. An assignment should be completed by 27th October.	I need your help to complete my homework. Firstly, finish your homework so that we would be able to enjoy the film completely.