A daily or weekly academic journal kept by the student can help parents who want to involve themselves more actively in their child's schoolwork. Sample journals are included in this article in addition to several homework hints. (IAH)

A systematic approach which clearly defines teacher, student, and parent roles in homework is described, including discussion of homework policies, homework returns, study areas, survival kits, and time management. (CB)

Describes a basic biology college course that has incorporated newspapers as supplemental text to make the course relevant to the students and provide implications for knowledge. In this ungraded assignment, students identify and cut out three news articles per week. After 10 weeks, they write about the 3 articles that most impressed them. (PR)

Using an A-to-Z keyword format, this article presents research findings and suggestions on effective use of homework assignments. The article suggests appropriate amounts of homework by grade level, emphasizes the importance of feedback, recommends use of notebooks as organizational tools, and notes the value of displaying completed homework. (JDD)

Increasing the relevance of homework assignments for counseling participants increases the likelihood of client compliance and the effectiveness of the between-session tasks. This article reviews the literature on homework in counseling and presents a guide for helping counselors determine relevant assignments in a systematic manner. (Author/MKA)

Discusses eight suggestions that teachers can use for enhancing their students' interest in homework. (Author/VWL)

Describes a process in which problems randomly selected from assigned homework sets are used as quizzes. Students take the quizzes seriously because advance knowledge makes their studying effective. Grading is simplified and the motivation for low effort in homework completion is removed. (SK)

As a teacher of fourth and fifth grade students, this author wanted to teach her students to assume the responsibility of civic activism for the public good, but found that students at this age do not always understand that they can make important civic contributions or that one child can make a difference. To illustrate these concepts and…

The authors undertook a series of empirical studies to examine how students experience homework at various grade levels. The research casts a different light on the century-old practice of doing homework, suggesting it is the quintessential job of childhood. Homework creates a situation where the child must complete assigned tasks under minimal…

"Outlook" is the monthly newsletter for the Council for American Private Education (CAPE). Each issue contains information relating to private education such as: new legislation and regulations, the most recent research, court rulings, national trends, federal initiatives, private school news briefs, and more. This issue contains the…

The effects of using homework guides, and homework logs on students' abilities to solve word problems involving basic addition and subtraction facts were studied. Students received one of three versions of addition and subtraction timed tests once per week--every Thursday--that focused on measuring automaticity of basic addition and subtraction…

The purpose of this action research project was to increase homework completion through the use of motivating strategies. There were approximately 75 students, 100 parents, and three teacher researchers involved in this study. The three intervention strategies used were 15 minutes of class time, extrinsic rewards, and assignment notebook checks.…

The aim of this study was to examine whether student achievement and school location may influence a range of homework management strategies. The participants were 633 rural and urban students in Grade 8. These homework management strategies include: (a) setting an appropriate work environment, (b) managing time, (c) handling distraction, (d)…

Selective Mutism (SM), normally discovered at a young age, is a selective anxiety disorder in which a child demonstrates a persistent lack of speech in one or more social settings, notably in school, despite his or her ability to speak comfortably at home. In this article, the author presents Betsy, a child who was diagnosed with SM and was helped…

Homework is assigned on the assumption that parents or other elder members have the capacity to assist the pupils and that home environment is conducive for the pupil to do homework. A cross-sectional survey using structured and semi-structured interviews was conducted among pupils and parents in Kengeleni division in Mombasa district to explore…