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Direct linkFlunger, Barbara; Trautwein, Ulrich; Nagengast, Benjamin; Lüdtke, Oliver; Niggli, Alois; Schnyder, Inge – Journal of Experimental Education, 2021
The present study illustrates the utility of applying multilevel mixture models in educational research, using data on the homework behavior of 1,812 Swiss eighth-grade students in French as a second language. A previous person-centered study identified 5 homework learning types characterized by different patterns of high or low homework time and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 8, Multivariate Analysis
Bagby, Janet; Sulak, Tracey – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2015
This article examines recent educational research on the effectiveness of homework in improving achievement. The definition we have chosen to use for homework is any assignment intended to be completed during nonschool hours.
Descriptors: Homework, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Assignments
Download full textCarr, Nicole Schrat – School Community Journal, 2013
This article discusses how teachers can increase the effectiveness of homework assignments for all learners. Homework, when designed and implemented properly, is a valuable tool for reinforcing learning. This essay provides a summary of educational research on homework, discusses the elements of effective homework, and suggests practical classroom…
Descriptors: Homework, Special Needs Students, Educational Research, Best Practices
Parkhurst, John T.; Fleisher, Matthew S.; Skinner, Christopher H.; Woehr, David J.; Hawthorn-Embree, Meredith L. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
After completing the Multidimensional Work-Ethic Profile (MWEP), 98 college students were given a 20-problem math computation assignment and instructed to stop working on the assignment after completing 10 problems. Next, they were allowed to choose to finish either the partially completed assignment that had 10 problems remaining or a new…
Descriptors: Homework, Educational Research, Work Ethic, Assignments
Patall, Erika A.; Cooper, Harris; Wynn, Susan R. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
This investigation examined the effects of providing choices among homework assignments on motivation and subsequent academic performance. Students were randomly assigned within classrooms either to receive a choice of homework options or to be assigned an option for all homework in one instructional unit. Conditions were reversed for a second…
Descriptors: Selection, Role, Homework, Assignments
Trautwein, Ulrich; Schnyder, Inge; Niggli, Alois; Neumann, Marko; Ludtke, Oliver – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2009
Using a data set specifically tailored to homework research, with a sample of 1275 students from 70 classes in Switzerland, the association between homework and achievement in French as a second language was tested at three levels (class level, between-student level, and within-student level). The strength and direction of the homework-achievement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Relationship, Homework
Peer reviewedJongsma, Eugene – Reading Teacher, 1985
Reviews research related to homework and makes recommendations for its effective use. (FL)
Descriptors: Assignments, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework
Peer reviewedTurvey, 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
Foyle, Harvey C.; Lyman, Lawrence – 1989
This paper discusses homework policy as a product of 50 years of experimental research. Part 1 discusses homework guidelines in grades 3 through 8 by suggesting that homework should be assigned, graded, and individualized. In addition, homework should provide feedback about student achievement that includes parental monitoring. Part 2 recommends…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assignments, Educational Assessment, Educational Methods
Finstad, Elaine – 1987
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether homework affects second grade mathematics achievement. The study involved two classes of on-grade-level students and involved a unit on place value. The results indicated that the achievement of the experimental group, which was given homework, was better than the achievement of the control…
Descriptors: Assignments, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
