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Ness, Bryan Michael; Sohlberg, McKay Moore; Albin, Richard W. – Remedial and Special Education, 2011
Students who struggle academically often struggle with assignment completion. Poor assignment completion is attributable to both student cognitive and motivational barriers. This study evaluates the effectiveness of an intervention designed to improve assignment completion for middle school students who struggle academically. Seventh graders with…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Homework, Intervention, Grade 7
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Bryan, Tanis; Sullivan-Burstein, Karen – Remedial and Special Education, 1998
Three studies examined the effects of different interventions used with elementary students with learning disabilities and typical students on spelling and math homework completion and weekly quiz performance. Three intervention strategies resulted in significant increases in homework completion: giving students real-life assignments, using…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Homework
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Callahan, Kevin; Rademacher, Joyce A.; Hildreth, Bertina L. – Remedial and Special Education, 1998
The effect of teaching parents of 26 at-risk middle school students to facilitate a home-based self-management program to improve homework performances and academic achievement was investigated. Results indicated overall levels of homework completion and homework quality increased significantly for those students whose parents consistently…
Descriptors: Assignments, Family Involvement, High Risk Students, Homework
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Jayanthi, Madhavi; And Others – Remedial and Special Education, 1995
Recommendations for ameliorating homework-communication problems were obtained from 8 parents, 13 special education teachers, and 11 classroom teachers. Participants were parents or teachers of students with mild disabilities in grades 5 through 12. The students were being mainstreamed into academic classes in which homework was assigned. (SW)
Descriptors: Assignments, Guidelines, Homework, Intermediate Grades