Didactical Variations and Features of Homework in Geography and Economics Textbooks of the Junior High School Stage (using Grade 5 Textbooks as an Example)

This article explores the particular features of homework and didactic variations in geography and economics textbooks. A content analysis and a situational analysis of homework tasks in geography and economics textbooks for the 5th grade of the junior high school educational stage are made. The types of homework tasks in the six versions of the 5th grade geography and economics textbooks are identified, systematized and didactically interpreted. Comparative viewpoints of homework tasks between textbook variants are presented, and specificities are revealed and analysed.