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Cheng, Maisy – 1995
Research done during the last 10 years on part-time employment of secondary students was compared with results of a study of part-time employment in Toronto (Ontario, Canada). The literature has indicated that whether part-time work is beneficial or harmful depends on the amount of time students spend at work. In comparison with students with no…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Extracurricular Activities, Foreign Countries, High School Students
Fishbein, Harold D.; And Others – 1990
The two purposes of this study were: (1) to determine the extent to which previous knowledge, on-going motivation and current social support influence performance in a college introductory statistics courses; and (2) to identify the thought processes used in statistics learning by students who preform well and perform well and poorly,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Mathematics, Higher Education, Homework
Tuckman, Bruce W. – 1994
Two experiments are reported that compared incentive motivation for studying, based on a weekly quiz in a course, to a metacognitive strategy for studying, based on identifying key terms, and providing definitions and elaborations as homework. In the first experiment, with a sample of 109 students enrolled in an educational psychology class, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Solomon, Alan – 1991
This paper reviews the literature on telephone-based schoolwork assistance programs and describes the activities of several such programs. Research literature indicates that properly organized lessons and assignments result in greater student achievement. Research on characteristics of students who procrastinate in doing their schoolwork is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Databases, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education
Patzelt, Karen E. – 1991
A behavior modification program designed to increase the rate of mathematics homework completion by a learning-disabled student is reported. The 9-year-old subject habitually failed to complete daily math homework assignments and had not responded to a classroom behavior modification program. The subject and teacher created a 3-week contract and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Contracts
Mendel, Helen Ann – 1983
The effect of a tutorial and/or homework assistance program conducted by peers during the regular school day was investigated. Subjects were minority students from low socio-economic families. Student-tutors were assigned to provide 35 minutes of daily individualized assistance in mathematics, help that was not available in the home environment.…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 2
Mucha, Lynda – 1987
This study was designed to examine the academic and attitudinal effects of a mathematics homework program on second grade children. The program was developed around mathematical games and stressed parental involvement. Data were collected through a pre/post attitudinal survey, a mathematics pre/post skills test, and a parent/student survey on the…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Educational Games, Elementary School Mathematics, Homework
Epstein, Joyce L. – 1988
Data from 82 teachers and 1,021 parents and students in their classrooms were used to explore the correlates of homework activities and the effects of homework on elementary school students' achievements and behaviors in school. Six groups of variables that concern homework were examined: homework time; homework appropriateness; student attitudes;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Irvine Unified School District, CA. – 1983
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: High school honor students in Irvine volunteer their services to help children with homework on cable television. Funded by a grant from the California State Department of Education, the Irvine Unified School District inaugurated this service in February, 1983. An enthusiastic response from…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Community Involvement, Cross Age Teaching, Demonstration Programs
San Mateo County Office of Education, Redwood City, CA. SMERC Information Center. – 1983
Homework policy statements from six elementary school districts in San Mateo County, California (Menlo Park City, Millbrae, San Bruno, Portola Valley, San Carlos, and Redwood City) covering kindergarten through grade 8 are presented. Responsibilities of the principal, the teachers, the students, and the parents are indicated; and time limits,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Board of Education Policy, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1984
This manual was written to assist local school districts in fulfilling the 1984 legislative mandate of the Connecticut General Assembly that requires schools to develop, adopt, and implement written policies concerning homework, attendance, and promotion/retention. The first section offers a brief discussion of the process of policy development,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Guides, Age Grade Placement, Attendance
Critchfield, David Lawrence – 1979
A set of materials for independent study of Arabic is designed for Peace Corps volunteers working in Oman and Yemen who have had Arabic language training but need additional skills. It establishes guidelines for independent study and working with a tutor, helps check language performance, and provides grammatical information for reference. The…
Descriptors: Arabic, Developing Nations, Dialects, Dictionaries
Etzioni, Amitai – 1984
This report focuses on self-discipline as a cornerstone in the educational development of a productive workforce and asserts that young people today are not developing a sufficient degree of self-discipline in the course of their education. Chapter I, an introduction, cites the economic costs to employers of poor academic preparation among young…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Discipline, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
Farrell, Walter C., Jr.; Johnson, James H. – 1978
The education of low-income urban students, particularly Afro-Americans, has been the subject of much debate in recent years. The purpose of this study was to determine the major educational concerns of a group of twenty-five low-income black parents in the Cobbs Creek area of West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More than 50% of the parents agreed…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Blacks, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Young, Patricia B. – 1980
The Academics Plus Program, which stresses basic skills, discipline and dress codes, homework assignments, promotion requirements, and special parent conferences, served more than 10,000 students in 29 elementary and middle/junior high schools in 1979-1980. There is a single-school model (Fitler) and a multi-school model (28 other schools). A…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs, Discipline Policy, Dress Codes
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