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Download full textTownsend, Stacy – 1995
A study determined if homework influences the acquisition of vocabulary knowledge and understanding. Subjects, 40 third graders, were divided into two groups--20 students received homework in vocabulary and 20 students did not. A test was administered to determine if homework had an effect on their understanding of the vocabulary. Results…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Grade 3
Diersen, Kimberly – 2000
Recognizing the relationship between homework completion and academic achievement, this action research project targeted eighth graders in all subject areas who failed to complete homework assignments and provided them with creative strategies to improve homework completion. Participating in the project were eighth graders from a small, suburban,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Assignments, Change Strategies
