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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

Lieberman, Laurence M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1983
The author describes five common problems associated with assigned homework, then proposes a reconceptualization of homework which involves students' earning the privilege to do homework at home. Suggestions are made for implementation. (MC)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework, Student Responsibility

Lee, Jackson F., Jr.; Pruitt, K. Wayne – Clearing House, 1979
The taxonomy and suggestions presented in this article were designed and used to help preservice and inservice teachers clarify their homework policies and practices. Three types of homework assignments are described: practice, preparation, and extension. (KC)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework
Orsetti, Santuria – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1984
Offers 10 specific suggestions for redefining the role of homework in mathematics instruction in order to teach students to see homework as a tool and an integral part of learning. (DMM)
Descriptors: Homework, Material Development, Mathematics Instruction, Remedial Instruction
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

Weber, Larry Jerome; Todd, Robert M. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1984
A letter from a parent about a homework assignment involving much repetition (and time) is used as the vehicle to discuss the problem. (MNS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Homework, Learning Activities
Anderson, C. Wilson, Jr. – 1986
The paper describes ways in which parents can help their learning disabled children at home. Suggestions touch upon establishing a set time for evening homework, a consistent place for study, involving fathers in homework, using graph paper to ease arithmetic assignments, considering options for reading assignments, using a duplicate set of books…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Homework, Learning Disabilities, Parent Participation

Foyle, Harvey C. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
The link that homework provides between school and community can become more productive if teachers and administrators ensure that the school homework is clear, meaningful, varied, and regularly assigned. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Assignments, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship

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
Marino, Joseph F. – Momentum, 1993
Argues that students will accept and even learn from homework provided that its design takes into consideration students' learning styles and study skills. Describes an effort at an all-boys high school in Brooklyn, New York, to tailor class instruction and homework to results obtained from a Learning Styles Inventory. (BCY)
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Cognitive Style, Homework, Instructional Design

Journal of Reading, 1986
Offers (1) suggestions on how to teach students the importance of regular study habits for learning to spell, (2) story ideas to help students get started with creative writing, and (3) a model of a daily record assignment book to help students organize and remember their homework assignments. (SRT)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework, Recall (Psychology)

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

Sherman, Helene J. – Mathematics Teacher, 1985
Four essential steps toward effective mathematics teaching are presented, concerning enthusiasm, discussion and questioning, homework, and evaluation. (MNS)
Descriptors: Editorials, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation

Markham, William T. – Teaching Sociology, 1991
Argues that introductory sociology students need to be familiar with the basics of the entire research process and able to spot simple research errors. Urges teachers to devote time to teaching research methods, assign homework, and include research methods instruction throughout the course. Recommends use of extended research examples and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Content, Courseware, Higher Education
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