In this study we assess whether and how the Homework System was effective in creating greater continuity of understanding between home and school. Children in a mixed Year 1 and Year 2 class (aged 5-6 years old) were taught numeracy using the Homework System on tablet PCs, and they were assigned activities to carry out on the tablet PC for…

This article discusses the use of teaching teams to encourage active learning in a business communication class. The author offers examples of short activities that can be used to help create an active learning environment. Some of these favorite activities include homework reviews, the value line, 3-2-1 processor, and muddiest point. In each of…

Undergraduate students (N = 47), enrolled in 2 separate psychology research methods classes, evaluated a power analysis lab demonstration and homework assignment. Students attended 1 of 2 lectures that included a basic introduction to power analysis and sample size analysis. One lecture included a demonstration of how to use a computer-based power…

Describes an effective and efficient method to induce students to do physics homework. (CP)

In order to assess relationships and problems in drawing conclusions regarding productive school practices, a study analyzed the 1984 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data on homework and reading achievement among 13-year-olds. A previous study (Lange, 1987) examining the NAEP data set concluded that the number of hours spent on…

Twenty families in the San Francisco Bay area (California) with new Atari home video game sets were studied from February through June 1981 to obtain data on how the game-playing affected family interaction. Records of play were kept for one week each month and each family member was interviewed at the beginning and the end of the study. It was…

This quarterly report on the Kailua Intermediate School's Excellence in Education Project provides information about the status of the project's four components, success of the project, replication of the project in other schools, and the project budget. The four component areas described include the skills laboratory, Homework Assist Program,…

RESPONSES TO A QUESTIONNAIRE ON HOMEWORK POLICY WERE RECEIVED FROM 47 TO 48 SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO WHICH THE SURVEY WAS SENT. THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS INCLUDED 23 IN CITIES OF MAJOR SIZE THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND 25 IN CITIES OF THE DETROIT METROPOLITAN AREA. IN RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION OF HAVING A POLICY ON HOMEWORK, MOST OF THE LARGE SCHOOL SYSTEMS STATED…

Generalized views of the role of the elementary school in a democratic society and of the uniqueness of each student have implications for policy in improving elementary education. Owing to the youth of its clientele, the elementary school has an intense impact. No school so greatly affects so many Americans. It is a democratic institution…

The purpose of the study was to demonstrate that by altering or modifying homework assignments for slow-track high school geometry students, various intellective and emotive variables could be improved without any significant decrease in achievement. Two intact Geometry B classes were randomly assigned to a no-homework treatment where all problems…

The results show that, for a substantial number of the classes surveyed, student opportunity to learn shows significant, systematic variation. Variations in time spent in class and time allocated for homework are strongly related to teacher reports of class average ability level. (Author/IRT)

Presents experts' answers to 54 questions on a variety of teaching issues, such as teaching about religious holidays, giving candy as a reward, violating children's confidences, managing classroom routines, assigning homework, grading and using teacher aides. (JMB)

The use of multiple-choice homework coupled with computer grading provides a practical way of incorporating problem solving where more traditional techniques are impractical. (SL)

Learning the origin of words and word parts for the purpose of building one's vocabulary as proposed by Becker in his work, "The Etymological Dictionary as a Teaching Device", is found to be a tedious and time-consuming activity. A more effective but similarly based approach to the use of the etymological dictionary is proposed. (LMO)