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Kiliç, Ismail; Özel, Mehtap – African Educational Research Journal, 2022
This study was conducted to investigate the role of the parents of students in the science and technology lessons of the project-based teaching approach. The research was carried out through a case study, one of the qualitative research methods. The data of the study were obtained from semi-structured interviews with 24 students' parents. As a…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Student Projects, Active Learning, Parent Role
Portier, Christine A.; Peterson, Shelley Stagg; Capitao-Tavares, Zelia; Rambaran, Kamla – Middle School Journal (J3), 2013
Homework is an important way for teachers to develop relationships with their students' parents and other caregivers. The learning activities teachers assign for homework provide parents a window into the content and skills their children are learning at school. Parents have a chance to participate in their children's schooling by…
Descriptors: Homework, Assignments, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers
Radencich, Marguerite C.; Schumm, Jeanne Shay – 1997
Noting that parent involvement in their children's schooling is a key to academic success, this book provides techniques and strategies for parents to help them assist their children with homework completion without conflict. Chapter 1, "Getting Started," includes guidance on who should help with homework and how to set a homework…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assignments, Elementary Education, Homework
Milbourne, Linda A.; Haury, David L. – 1999
This digest presents information for parents regarding science and math homework. The benefits of homework are discussed and guidelines for gauging the amount of time spent on homework are given. Suggestions for family policies and procedures for helping children complete homework assignments are also presented. (WRM)
Descriptors: Assignments, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework
Haury, David L.; Milbourne, Linda A. – 1999
This digest presents an overview of ways that parents can encourage their child's learning in science. National and state standards for science knowledge and skills are discussed. The importance of parental guidance and encouragement in all subjects--science in particular--is also discussed. Suggestions are made for setting a good example, helping…
Descriptors: Assignments, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework
Layng, Diana; And Others – 1995
This report describes a program to improve inappropriate behavior of targeted fifth and sixth grade classes in an elementary school in northern Illinois. Seventeen percent of the school population is identified as low-income, although the community is experiencing a rapid increase in residential and commercial growth. Time-off task, incomplete…
Descriptors: Assignments, Behavior Problems, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education
Morris, Vivian Gunn; And Others – 1995
This study explores how selected course experiences at the University of Memphis (Tennessee) influenced preservice teachers' perceptions of their comfort and competence levels in planning and implementing parent involvement programs. The course required of all elementary and early childhood education students, called "School/Community…
Descriptors: Assignments, Course Objectives, Education Courses, Elementary Education
Bartscher, Kathy; And Others – 1995
This report describes a program for increasing student motivation as demonstrated by a higher percentage of completed homework and maximum voluntary class participation. The targeted population consisted of third, sixth, and tenth grade students from low to middle income families located in northern Illinois. The problem of low motivation was…
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum
Papandreou, Andreas – 1991
Ideas and guidelines for the organization of effective homework assignments, based on the principle that homework should offer opportunities for learning outside the classroom, are offered. The examples given are for English second language instruction as practiced in public secondary schools in Cyprus, but the principles outlined could be applied…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Educational Policy