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Kersten, Fred – Music Educators Journal, 1993
Describes the use of audiovisual materials and equipment as part of music education homework. Recommends using audiotapes and videotapes of music accompanied by analytical questions to be completed by students. Predicts that new instructional technology will improve the effectiveness of this approach. (CFR)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recorders, Audiovisual Aids, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education
Mercure, Christine M. – Principal, 1993
To improve its school failure rate, a Virginia intermediate school instituted Project Achievement, a privately funded program helping at-risk students complete homework assignments. Structured into three one-hour sessions featuring tutoring, interdisciplinary study groups, and special activities, the project is immensely popular. During the summer…
Descriptors: After School Programs, High Risk Students, Homework, Intermediate Grades
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Tuckman, Bruce W. – Innovative Higher Education, 1991
Students in an educational psychology course were offered the opportunity to earn a grade bonus by writing test items on content to be covered the following week. Results show both internal (student) and external (manipulable) factors had considerable influence on effort and persistence. A classroom procedure to enhance student motivation is…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Students
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Reetz, Linda J. – Rural Educator, 1991
A South Dakota survey of the parents of 560 fifth grade students found that parents supported the assignment of about 30 minutes of homework per night; most assignments were of a practice or preparational nature; and most parents had problems in helping children establish positive study routines. (SV)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Homework, Intermediate Grades
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Hazel, Elise L. Dell – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1990
Two cooperative learning techniques are presented for achieving carryover of speech and language skills: a speech-language peer homework monitoring system; and a contractual system among the student, the clinician, and the student's class in which group contingencies foster cooperative interactions. (JDD)
Descriptors: Contingency Management, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework
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MacBeath, John – Childhood Education, 1998
Examines findings and practical implications of a study on homework which helped Scottish policymakers, educators and families better understand, improve and build upon home-school relations. The study prompted the creation of study support centers in schools that were staffed by librarians, teachers, and parents. (JPB)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Home Study, Homework
Snyder, Thomas D. – Principal, 1998
Elementary schools are getting larger, enrollments continue to climb, and Hispanic children comprise the biggest minority group. Teacher numbers are barely keeping up with student enrollment. Most elementary students do some homework daily. Technology use is increasing, adoption of new content standards is occurring, and tardiness, fighting, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Discipline, Educational Finance, Educational Technology
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Miller, Ellen; Westmoreland, Geraldine – Journal of Economic Education, 1998
Explores the effectiveness of an alternative grading scheme for college economics. This method consists of giving frequent homework but only grading one or two problems from each assignment. Initial studies suggest that selective grading has little or no adverse effect on the quality of the students' coursework. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Instruction, Economics Education, Grades (Scholastic)
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Bryan, Tanis; Sullivan-Burstein, Karen – Remedial and Special Education, 1998
Three studies examined the effects of different interventions used with elementary students with learning disabilities and typical students on spelling and math homework completion and weekly quiz performance. Three intervention strategies resulted in significant increases in homework completion: giving students real-life assignments, using…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Homework
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Farrow, Steve; Tymms, Peter; Henderson, Brian – British Educational Research Journal, 1999
Investigates the frequency of homework in mathematics, science, and reading as reported by a large sample of primary school children. Reports on (1) amount of homework and its relationship to ability, home background, sex, and school and (2) school effect. Considers influences on the relationship between homework and achievement. (CMK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
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Briggs, Terri – Exercise Exchange, 1998
Suggests a prewriting activity that encompasses peer questioning to help basic writing students come up with topics for papers. Contends teachers should explain their expectations to the students and gives a homework assignment to either write a letter to their "future" children or devise a "life tree." Describes questioning in…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, English Instruction
Silvis, Helen – Northwest Education, 2002
Homework may boost academic achievement, involve parents in their children's schoolwork, and teach students to study independently. However, critics claim that homework increases family conflict, limits independent learning, and widens the achievement gap. After-school homework clubs help students whose home life doesn't support getting help from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Philosophy
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Segal, Jeffrey – PS: Political Science and Politics, 2002
Describes a course for undergraduate students called "Supreme Court Decision Making". Focuses on aspects such as homework assignments, computer practicum (an in-class examination based on testing hypotheses), term paper, and midterm/final. Highlights the benefits of this course. (CMK)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Course Content, Courts, Educational Practices
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Balli, Sandra J. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1998
Investigated sixth-grade students' perceptions of parental involvement with homework. Students completed mathematics homework assignments designed to involve parents, then completed surveys examining their experiences. Significant numbers of students believed they did better in school when parents helped with homework, but they had mixed…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 6, Homework, Intermediate Grades
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Cerrito, Patricia B.; Levi, Inessa – College Student Journal, 1999
A survey of study habits was conducted with entry-level mathematics students at the University of Louisville (Kentucky). Students also tracked their study, work, and leisure activities for one week. Findings indicated that students have sufficient time available but choose not to spend the time studying. Regular collection and grading of homework…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Students, Grading, Higher Education
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