This article reports on homework practices of 88 teachers of learning-disabled students. While the findings indicated that respondents were using several quality practices, some problems were noted, especially as regards motivational difficulties. Suggestions for confronting these problems and improving homework procedures are presented.…

Principals must attend to eight curricular issues in their role as instructional leader: amount of content; extent of academic focus on coursework; focus and sequence of courses; breadth versus depth of content; differential access to knowledge; homework as an extension of content; curricular alignment; and quality of course objectives. Includes…

Homework probably involves the complex interaction of more influences than any other instructional device. Because of differing home environments, homework fails as the great equalizer. Homework's value is also influenced by student characteristics, subject matter, and especially grade level. Guidelines and recommendations are provided. Includes…

Offers a framework blending sociologists' focus on school organization and educational stratification with economists' explicit attention to individual response to incentive structures. Examines whether minority, low economic status, and/or noncollege-bound youths receive weaker incentives for school effort. The variables examined cannot account…

This study compared homework problems among 42 students (ages 7-18) with behavior disorders (BD) and 42 students without disabilities. Students with BD scored significantly higher on a Homework Problems Checklist than did nondisabled peers. Suggested interventions to address specific habits and problems that impair students' homework completion…

Interviews assessed parents' thinking, strategies, and actions regarding homework. Found that parent concerns clustered around five topics; findings suggest students' homework represented a complex multidimensional set of tasks for parents, for which they often felt ill-prepared by limitations in knowledge and competing demands for their time and…

Reports on two studies conducted to determine whether the length of assignments or the nature of grading practices (relative or absolute) influenced the amount of homework teacher education students were motivated to complete. Revealed that the quantity of work produced was greater for short assignments than long ones. (DMM)

This introductory article considers the impact of homework requirements on students with learning disabilities in light of increased mainstreaming of these students and rising academic demands. Noted are three recent projects examining the impact of school reform on students with disabilities and their families. (DB)

This article reviews issues relating to using homework with students having learning disabilities and then identifies empirically validated and recommended practices, grouped into four categories: (1) management considerations; (2) assignment considerations; (3) student competencies; and (4) parent involvement. (DB)

Discusses the use of homework journals, which allow (1) students to write down their assignments; (2) parents to check these assignments; (3) parents and teachers to write notes or comments to each other, giving them a form of two-way communication concerning the progress of students. (MDM)

Discusses essential learning techniques (homework, studying, and notetaking) that students need to facilitate their own learning and improve their academic performance. Teachers can help students develop these skills by defining specific skills, selecting a few examples to illustrate them, critiquing or correcting imperfect examples, providing…

The author of EC 607 585 discusses how parent comments on a survey concerning homework, tests, and grades of their children in regular or special education classes can reflect deeper meanings behind their forced choices. Excerpts from several surveys indicate parents' definitions of homework, the need for communication between parents and…

Lists basic study techniques for parents to use with their children so that the time their children spend on homework may be well used. Strategies include doing the hardest part first, taking breaks, studying with others, and establishing a review system. (SM)

Examines effects of self-administered videotape intervention designed to improve students' homework quality, promote parental involvement and support for children's homework efforts, in an attempt to enhance communication between parents and schools. Results support intervention that was well received by parents and students. Programs offer…

Business students (n=112) who took either an eight-week or 16-week class were compared on grade point average, completion of multiple-choice homework questions, and test scores. Students in the longer class performed better overall and on the test. Those who consistently completed homework performed better regardless of class length. (SK)