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McDougall, Dennis; Cordeiro, Paula – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1993
Describes a study in which one group of community college students expected to be questioned orally and at random in class about a reading assignment, whereas another group expected to volunteer answers. The students expecting questions read more pages and had higher quiz scores. Discusses lack of preparation for lecture classes. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Homework, Learning Motivation, Lecture Method
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Truesdell, Lee Ann; Abramson, Theodore – Exceptional Children, 1992
This study of 33 mainstreamed students with mild disabilities in grades 3-9 found significant correlations between classroom behaviors and final grades in all areas except attendance and homework at the elementary level and written work at the junior high level. Significant differences in reading scores were found between mainstreamed and regular…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Elementary Education, Grades (Scholastic)
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Robertson, Karen; Green, David – Mathematics in School, 1993
Questionnaires were used to survey computer usage by (n=840) secondary students at home and by (n=22) teachers in their classes in Great Britain. There was little educational use of computers at home by students, and 55% of the teachers strongly opposed assigning homework for completion on a computer. (MKR)
Descriptors: Computers, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment, High School Students
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Brothen, Thomas – Teaching of Psychology, 1991
Describes the creation of a computer-assisted course in introductory psychology. Discusses cost, availability, and requirements for hardware and software development. Provides a guide for teachers interested in developing such a course. Discusses student projects, a homework checker, exercises, and examinations. Argues that the technology frees…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Cooperative Learning, Courseware
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Rhodes, Jeffrey M.; Bell, Christopher C. – Journal of Interactive Instruction Development, 1998
Discusses a prototype multimedia application that was designed to help college students solve problems and generate practice tests for an economics textbook. Highlights include step-by-step problem solving; a friendly interface; student tracking; inexpensive development costs; examples of screen displays; and generating random, scored tests on…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Cost Effectiveness, Economics
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Bursuck, William D.; Harniss, Mark K.; Epstein, Michael H.; Polloway, Edward A.; Jayanthi, Madhavi; Wissinger, Lisa M. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1999
Special-education teachers (N=673) rank-ordered recommendations for improving communication between teachers and parents concerning homework for students with disabilities. Results support the importance of general educators and parents monitoring homework, provision of opportunities for parents and teachers to communicate, exploration of…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Disabilities, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Baldwin, Fred D. – Appalachia, 1999
A project at rural Towns County Middle School (Georgia) aims to make computers and the Internet integral to learning by providing every middle school student with a laptop computer and Internet access from home through the school's server. Funded by a grant, the computers were issued after mandatory training for students and parents. Student…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Benefits, Homework
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Barillas, Maria del Rosario – Reading Teacher, 2000
Describes how, through parent-student interactions in written homework assignments, the author (in her predominantly Hispanic American sixth-grade classroom) has successfully engaged parents in the literacy development of their children, brought parent voices into the classroom, and affirmed and appreciated the experiences, culture, and language…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Grade 6, Hispanic American Culture, Homework
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North, Sarah; Pillay, Hannah – ELT Journal, 2002
A survey of Malaysian secondary school teachers suggests that homework practices may be out of line with the communicative aims of the English course. The workload generated by homework can be so time-consuming that teachers rarely have time to reflect on what they are doing and why. Suggests a need for more explicit discussion of homework…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Homework
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House, J. Daniel – International Journal of Instructional Media, 2004
The importance of homework activities for student achievement has been extensively discussed. Research has indicated that, in general, students who spend more time on homework tend to show higher levels of academic achievement. For instance, results from the Third International Mathematics Study (TIMSS) indicated that adolescent students in Japan…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Adolescents, Classroom Environment, Teaching Methods
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Shin, Nary – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2004
The author's purpose in this study was to test 4 hypotheses that proposed different paths for the influences of children's television viewing on their academic achievement. Data were drawn from the 1997 Child Development Supplement (CDS) to the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID). The population for this study included 1,203 children between the…
Descriptors: Children, Television Viewing, Academic Achievement, Hypothesis Testing
Cronin, Eileen M. – 1994
Beginning with a simple test that parents can conduct at home, this book presents a comprehensive and holistic program that any parent or teacher can use to help dyslexic children improve their reading, writing, and spelling. After an introduction that answers parents' questions about dyslexia, chapters in the book are: (1) Is Dyslexia Real?; (2)…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Holistic Approach
Zeman, Anne; Kelly, Kate – 1995
Intended for fourth- to sixth-grade students and their parents, this book provides information needed to complete language arts assignments. The book was compiled with the help of a service called Dial-A-Teacher, a collaborative program of the United Federation of Teachers and the New York City Board of Education, which operates a telephone…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Homework, Intermediate Grades, Language Arts
Developmental Studies Center, Oakland, CA. – 1995
Providing a low-key, nonthreatening way for teachers and parents to build partnerships for kids, this book presents short, concrete activities in English and Spanish to foster communication between teachers and parents and between parents and children. While the activities in the book are designed for grade 4, none of the activities have…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Environment, Family History, Grade 4
Balli, Sandra J. – 1997
Most children do not come home from school empty-handed, but laden with one or more assignments to be completed at home and returned to school the next day. Research suggests that parental involvement with homework can enable and enhance its positive effect. This study investigated middle-grades students' perceptions about parental involvement…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Grade 6, Homework, Intermediate Grades
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