Describes a certain procedure, devised by the instructor, to speed up his grading of homework assignments for a general physics course. (GA)

Argues against the automatic inclusion of homework as part of each student's educational responsibility. States that young people want--and have a "right"--to have time to reflect and to think about what they are doing, to be relieved of school pressures, to have time to do what they want, to do independent work of their choosing, and to obtain…

Controversy broke out when a Montgomery County, Maryland, school board member attempted to make homework compulsory. Successful board policies on homework are briefly discussed. (IRT)

Reports on an Israeli national phone-in radio program which offers junior high school students help with their homework. Argues that the program embodies and reproduces the major failings of standard school pedagogy, and offers no more than an instructional patching-up operation that ultimately reaffirms the educational status quo. (KH)

Tips are presented for teachers to write letters to parents to encourage their participation in their child's writing program, and suggestions are also listed for parents to help improve their child's writing skills. (CB)

Parents can help students complete homework assignments by setting up a schedule, breaking down assignments, and choosing the proper location for work. Cooperation between parents, students, and teachers is necessary for resolving homework problems. (DF)

This paper reports on the level of effectiveness of the various course elements (such as electronic homework, written homework, collaborative group problems and class participation) in calculus-based introductory Newtonian mechanics as taught to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students. Effectiveness is measured by the regression…

Study investigated the problem of motivating primary grade pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to complete their homework assignments. (Authors)

This study attempted to determine the effects of planned parental participation and immediate feedback concerning homework assignments on student achievement in and attitudes toward arithmetic. (CP)

Ways that instructional materials for elementary school students can be taken from room to room or from school to home are described. Ideas include mesh carryall bags, knapsacks, and paper carriers. (CJ)

The authors review some of the literature which discusses the controversy over the value of homework and then offer 11 prescriptions for teachers to follow when making homework assignments. They suggest the need for additional research into the learning processes in children. (KC)

Highlights five unsupported but popular notions about homework and offers five reality-based perspectives on the subject. It explains that homework is not the panacea to schools' problems, that it does not foster discipline and personal responsibility, and that parents do not always want their children to receive homework, particularly in the…

Investigates the effectiveness of the mystery motivator intervention as a means to remediate mathematics homework accuracy and completion problems in five fifth- grade students. Results indicated that the mystery motivator intervention was effective for all students on one or both outcome criteria. Additionally, both the teachers and students…

Considers the conditions under which students willingly do homework. Utilizing H. Heckhausen's Expanded Motivation Model, analyzes the correlation between the variable, fun, and other cognitive and technical variables. Identifies factors that lead to pleasurable homework. (RW)