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Xu, Jianzhong; Corno, Lyn – Teachers College Record, 1998
Investigated how parents did homework with their third graders, noting socioemotional influences that occurred. Data from observations and interviews (including with teachers) indicated that everyday experiences with homework, as mediated by parents, provided opportunities for children to learn to cope with various difficulties and distractions…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Grade 3, Homework, Parent Attitudes
Cawelti, Gordon – American School Board Journal, 1999
Improving student achievement hinges on adopting effective, research-based learning practices and activities. These include parent involvement, graded homework, direct teaching, aligned time on task, tutoring, cooperative learning, mastery learning, and teaching of learning strategies. Three high-achieving schools are profiled. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Educational Practices
Strzalka, Agnieszka – Forum, 1998
A questionnaire was designed to elicit what adult learners disliked most about learning English. Seven dislikes were identified, including the following: textbooks in English only, role plays, drills, textbooks with no reading material or with artificial texts, homework, inflexible teachers, and audiotapes. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Adult Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Homework
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Corno, Lyn – Elementary School Journal, 2000
Suggests a new conceptualization of homework as a task that infiltrates family and peer dynamics and the nature of teaching in community organizations and in school. Argues that homework has important benefits for peer communication, thereby increasing a sense of community. Asserts that students can develop an aptitude for future homework from the…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Case Studies, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
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Kralovac, Etta; Buell, John – Educational Leadership, 2001
A Maine study found that homework often disrupts family life, interferes with parents' own teachings, and punishes children in poverty for lacking computer access and/or a supportive home environment. The standards movement requires teaching in a more tightly controlled system, leaving no room for homework, an unknown variable. (Contains 13…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Child Welfare, Dropout Rate
American Educator, 1996
Teachers supported higher achievement standards and increased accountability, but expressed concerns about variations in student preparation, automatic promotion policies, and standards for homework and grading. Teachers also advocated more standardization and continuity in education, and agreed that raising achievement requires a measure of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
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Bain, Alan; Huss, Phillip; Kwong, Howard – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2000
Describes a study that evaluated a network-based hypertext discussion tool (HDT) for teaching literature to adolescents by investigating whether the incorporation of the HDT into students' homework routine raised achievement over traditional discussion and text-based homework. Considers student feedback and attitudes toward learning with the HDT.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks
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Nelson, Janet S.; Epstein, Michael H.; Bursuck, William D.; Jayanthi, Madhavi; Sawyer, Valerie – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1998
A study examined the preferences of 211 middle school students (including 17 students with learning or behavior disabilities) for 17 homework adaptations. Lowest ratings were given for teachers giving students different assignments than those given to other students in the class. Preferences were not mediated by learning or behavioral disability.…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Assignments, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Behavior Disorders
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Wong, Chi Kuen – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2001
Investigates the effects of three formats of computer-based homework and paper-based homework, on the achievement, retention, attitudes, and time-on-task of lower secondary school students. Students who completed drill-and-practice homework scored higher on a test right after the treatment and 12 weeks later. Implications for how teachers can help…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assignments, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Curriculum Review, 2004
Each month, "Curriculum Review" offers teachers mutual support, the sharing of ideas, and words of encouragement to help them face challenges in the classroom. The April 2004 issue of "Curriculum Review" contains the following articles: (1) "We Hear from Readers"; (2) "What They're Saying"; (3) "Technology Update"; (4) "Use Class Web Site to Host…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Web Sites, Reading Motivation, Homework
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Powell-Mikle, Angiline; Patton, Mary Martin – Childhood Education, 2004
Despite some characterization as being uninvolved in the education of their children, African American parents have always valued education and recognized it as the key to economic and political freedom. Despite laws in the United States prohibiting the education of slaves, African Americans were the first southerners to campaign for universal,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Homework, African American Culture, Culturally Relevant Education
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Fordham, Ian – New Directions for Youth Development, 2004
The merger of two successful not-for-profit organizations: Education Extra and the Community Education Development Centre (CEDC) is a defining moment in the afterschool field in the United Kingdom. The momentous occasion offers an opportunity to take stock of the achievements of Education Extra, which for the past ten years has led national…
Descriptors: Community Education, After School Programs, Foreign Countries, Nonprofit Organizations
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Wilhelm, Kim Hughes – English Teaching Forum, 2006
This article describes the author's experiences coping with the challenges of teaching English in an Indonesian university, such as classroom conditions and large numbers of students at different proficiency levels. The author suggests five activities that are designed to involve students in learning with little dependence on materials and little…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, College Students
Russell, Christina A.; Reisner, Elizabeth A.; Pearson, Lee M.; Afolabi, Kolajo P.; Miller, Tiffany D.; Mielke, Monica B. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2006
The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) launched services under its Out-of-School Time (OST) Programs for Youth in September 2005, with the award of funds to support more than 500 programs across New York City. Together, DYCD and the city's nonprofit community, working closely with the New York City Department of…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Program Implementation, Politics of Education, Employed Parents
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Curriculum Development. – 1994
This document is designed to assist teachers and other school personnel in the planning and teaching of the sixth grade mathematics course. Contents include: (1) Overview of Grade 6 Mathematics (mission statement, purpose and philosophy, goals, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics, and uses…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Grade 6, Homework, Intermediate Grades
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