NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 42 results Save | Export
Patrick Watkins – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This quantitative study sought to identify the impact of a mathematics curriculum that does not incorporate homework on mathematics achievement. Based on recent standardized testing data, educational practices must be examined to improve mathematics results. This study focused on one district setting that at the start of the 2023 school year…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Homework, Mathematics Achievement, Program Effectiveness
Susan Cappello – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the correlation between homework and the parent-child relationship. Homework can be a controversial practice as there are strong opinions on both sides regarding the validity of its practice. However, little research has been completed on the relationship between homework and how well parents…
Descriptors: Correlation, Homework, Parent Child Relationship, Extracurricular Activities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Dolean, Dacian Dorin; Lervag, Arne – Journal of Experimental Education, 2022
The utility of homework and its impact on academic achievement has been an ongoing debate for more than 100 years. To date, there is no rigorous experimental research to show whether, and the extent to which, variations in the amount of homework assigned can impact the academic performance of elementary school students. In this study, 440…
Descriptors: Homework, Correlation, Elementary School Students, Grade 2
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Fisher, Benjamin W.; Turanovic, Jillian J.; Benitez, Ivan – Journal of School Violence, 2021
Witnessing violence can negatively affect students' outcomes, but their friendships may mitigate those effects. This study investigated the extent to which seeing someone shot in the last year related to seven school-related outcomes. Additionally, it examined the extent to which prosocial and deviant friends moderate these relationships. This…
Descriptors: Violence, Weapons, Outcomes of Education, Friendship
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Barrios, Elvira; Acosta-Manzano, Irene – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2022
This study investigated primary students' perceptions of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Natural Science and Social Sciences and variations in perceptions by individual and social factors. The sample comprised 524 Spanish-speaking students aged 9-13 years from bilingual Spanish-English schools in Andalusia (Spain). The study…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Difficulty Level, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Wheeler, Kathryn A.; Hall, Georgia; Naftzger, Neil – Afterschool Matters, 2022
Out-of-school time (OST) programs can play an important role in fostering the development of literacy skills among children and youth. To investigate the variety of literacy skill-building strategies OST programs use, researchers from the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) examined the practices of 31 programs in Massachusetts. This…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, After School Programs, Elementary School Students, Educational Quality
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Flippin, Michelle; Hahs-Vaughn, Debbie L. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
This study examined parent couples' participation in and satisfaction with speech-language therapy for school-age children with autism spectrum disorder in the United States. Responses from 40 father-mother couples (n = 80 parents) were examined across therapy components (i.e. parent-therapist communication, assessment, planning, and…
Descriptors: Homework, Speech Therapy, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Silinskas, Gintautas; Kikas, Eve – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The present study examined the longitudinal associations between children's perceptions of parental involvement in math homework (control and support) and their math performance and motivation (task-persistent homework behavior and math self-concept). Children (n = 512) reported their perceptions concerning parental involvement in sixth-grade math…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Mathematics Instruction, Homework, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sikiö, Riitta; Siekkinen, Martti; Holopainen, Leena; Silinskas, Gintautas; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2018
The aim of this study was to examine the role of mothers' (language minority mothers, LM, n = 49, and Finnish-speaking mothers, MP, n = 368) parenting styles and maternal help with their children's homework in the children's (mean age 11.43 years) literacy skills at fourth grade in Finland. In addition, the moderating effect of a child's gender on…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parenting Styles, Homework, Parent Child Relationship
Sullivan, Samantha DeHaan – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This dissertation reports the results of a research project that examined the effects of varying rates of reinforcement on students' math performance and assignment preference. The relationship between students' instructional level and the rate of reinforcement threshold for influencing assignment preference was also explored. Participants were…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Reinforcement, Mathematics Instruction, Assignments
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lee, Diane Sookyoung; Dang, Tina G.; Ulibas-Pascual, Jennifer; Gordon Biddle, Kimberly A.; Heller de Leon, Brian; Elliott, Deborah; Gorter, Josiah – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a local afterschool program in helping underserved elementary school students improve their reading achievement. The study followed a cohort of students with 28 participants who were low-income, ethnic minority children in the 1st-6th grades between the ages of 6 and 12. Data on…
Descriptors: Homework, Prediction, After School Programs, Ethnic Groups
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Panaoura, Areti – International Journal of Technology in Education and Science, 2017
The present study aims to contribute on the understanding of the relationships between parental involvement during the school homework in mathematics with students' perseverance in problem solving ability in mathematics and their self regulatory performance in problem solving. The whole framework of the intervention program concentrated on…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Mathematics Instruction, Social Media, Problem Solving
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Davidovitch, Nitza; Yavich, Roman – International Education Studies, 2017
The current study seeks to examine the perception of the three main populations that have a part in the educational and pedagogic domain: teachers, parents, and elementary school students, while comparing between religious and secular schools. The major hypothesis of the study is that teachers, parents, and students do not have congruent views on…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Homework
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Núñez, J. C.; Suárez, N.; Rosário, P.; Vallejo, G.; Valle, A.; Epstein, J. L. – Metacognition and Learning, 2015
This study aims to produce a deeper understanding of the relationship between perceived parental homework involvement (i.e., parental homework control and parental homework support), student homework behaviors (i.e., time spend on homework completion, time management, and amount of homework completed), and student academic achievement. Using…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent Role, Homework, Student Behavior
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hopland, Arnt O.; Nyhus, Ole Henning – International Journal of Educational Management, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between satisfaction with learning environment and student effort, both in class and with homework assignments. Design/methodology/approach: The authors use data from a nationwide and compulsory survey to analyze the relationship between learning environment and student effort. The…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Correlation, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
Previous Page | Next Page »
Pages: 1  |  2  |  3