Homework: Its Real Purpose.

Foyle, Harvey C.; Bailey, Gerald D.

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ERIC Number: EJ345210

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Homework: Its Real Purpose.

Foyle, Harvey C.; Bailey, Gerald D.

Clearing House, v60 n4 p187-88 Dec 1986

Argues that the purpose of daily homework is either to prepare the student for the next lesson or to practice concepts and skills learned in the previous lesson. Suggests that teachers' homework policies must reflect one of these purposes. (SRT)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advance Organizers, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework, Integrated Activities, Skill Development, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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