Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Marzano, Robert J. | 2 |
Pickering, Debra J. | 2 |
Bailey, Gerald D. | 1 |
Barber, Bill | 1 |
Braswell, James | 1 |
Caplan, Judith | 1 |
Cooper, Harris | 1 |
Crocker, Tianca | 1 |
Czech, Rosemary Hughes | 1 |
Douglas, Stratford | 1 |
Fortune, Rex | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Education Level
Secondary Education | 2 |
Elementary Education | 1 |
High Schools | 1 |
Middle Schools | 1 |
Audience
Practitioners | 29 |
Teachers | 11 |
Administrators | 10 |
Policymakers | 6 |
Parents | 2 |
Researchers | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
National Labor Relations Act | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
National Assessment of… | 2 |
Fragile Families and Child… | 1 |
Stanford Achievement Tests | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Crocker, Tianca; Kleitsch, David – National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Journal, 2023
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly required within K-12 educational settings, yet the impact of youth's access to and use of digital resources outside of the classroom on academic achievement is only beginning to be explored in the literature. This study used data from the Fragile Families & Child Wellbeing…
Descriptors: Homework, Academic Achievement, Secondary School Science, Access to Computers
Moje, Elizabeth Birr; Tysvaer, Nicole – Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2010
In response to requests from out-of-school time (OST) providers, the authors have created this practitioner's guidebook for integrating adolescent literacy development initiatives into a wide variety of OST programs. As readers will discover in subsequent chapters, the authors' definition of adolescent literacy development represents a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Tutoring, Homework, Prevention

Walberg, Herbert J.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1986
Responds to Bill Barber's recent article refuting the author's conclusions concerning the beneficial effects of homework on student achievement. Asserts that the amount, frequency, nature, conditions, and other characteristics of homework must be studied, not just homework versus none at all. Homework is one of many factors contributing to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework, School Effectiveness
Cooper, Harris – 1994
For many years, homework has been a topic of heated public discussion and concern of students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Perhaps the most crucial question regards its efficacy for improving academic achievement. This book combines the results of research studies and exemplary practices to provide guidance about homework to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assignments, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Study
Reagan, Ronald – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
President Reagan lists six steps for returning excellence to American education: restore discipline, end drug and alcohol abuse, raise academic standards, encourage good teaching, restore local control, and teach the basics. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Discipline, Educational Vouchers, Homework

Barber, Bill – Educational Leadership, 1986
Repudiates Herbert Walberg's recent review article touting homework's beneficial effects on achievement scores. Presents evidence showing that good learning environments, interactive situations, and less restricted access to community and school resources (including new technologies) were of greater significance. Faults schools' organizational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework
Foyle, Harvey C.; Bailey, Gerald D. – 1985
This study was designed to: (1) determine whether there was higher achievement by students assigned homework or by those not assigned homework; (2) determine whether there was higher achievment by students assigned preparation homework or those assigned practice homework; and (3) determine whether there was higher achievement by females or by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade 10, Homework, Learning Strategies
Singh, Balwant – Spectrum, 1987
Many telephone and video homework hotlines have sprung up during the 1980s, partly due to the educational reform movement. This study, which examined junior high student and teacher attitudes toward homework and an experimental homework hotline in Iowa, provides empirical data for other interested school districts. Includes four tables. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Homework, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Achievement

Partin, Ronald L. – Clearing House, 1986
Discusses how to use homework as an effective teaching method and offers creative sample assignments. (SRT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Communication, Homework, Learning Activities

Braswell, James – Arithmetic Teacher, 1985
Two factors that may affect achievement scores are discussed. The two factors are: students' expectations and the problem of homework. (MNS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Editorials, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework

Turvey, Joel S. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Increased pressure is facing many administrators today for teachers to assign more homework to students. Recent research is reviewed that correlates homework positively with student achievement, and the need for a homework policy in school districts is emphasized. (TE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Assignments, Educational Research
Johnston, Arlene M. – 1990
An elementary school teacher designed and implemented a year-long practicum study on parent education which was intended to improve parent participation in their third-graders' school work and learning. A parent awareness component was added to Parent Teacher Organization programs. Guest speakers presented programs on topics that involved parents…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Check Lists, Elementary School Students
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Dept. of School Improvement Services. – 1986
This publication highlights resources that can increase educators' awareness of, and skill in, monitoring students' progress. The listed resources include: (1) computer search printouts of abstracts from ERIC educational journals and documents; (2) copies and summaries of excerpts from recent literature on monitoring students; (3) listings of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Educational Assessment, Educational Resources
de Carvalho, Maria Eulina P. – 2001
This book addresses the complications and implications of parental involvement in education as a policy. It attempts to explain the origins, meanings, and effects of parental involvement as a requisite of schooling, and particularly as a policy solution for low achievement and even inequity in the American educational system. The four chapters…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Democracy, Educational Policy
Marzano, Robert J.; Pickering, Debra J.; Pollock, Jane E. – 2001
This book provides information on what works in education, how teachers can find what works, how educational research can find its way into classrooms, and how teachers can apply it to help individual students. Data come from a meta-analysis of research studies on instructional strategies that could be used by K-12 teachers. Nine research-based…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Cues, Differences
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1 | 2