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  2. How Important Is Homework to Student Success?

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  4. 15 Reasons Why Homework Is Important?

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  1. Does Homework Really Help Students Learn?

    Studies show that homework improves student achievement in terms of improved grades, test results, and the likelihood to attend college. Research published in the High School Journal indicates that students who spent between 31 and 90 minutes each day on homework "scored about 40 points higher on the SAT-Mathematics subtest than their peers ...

  2. (PDF) Investigating the Effects of Homework on Student Learning and

    Homework has long been a topic of social research, but rela-tively few studies have focused on the teacher's role in the homework process. Most research examines what students do, and whether and ...

  3. More than two hours of homework may be counterproductive, research

    Pope and her colleagues found that too much homework can diminish its effectiveness and even be counterproductive. They cite prior research indicating that homework benefits plateau at about two hours per night, and that 90 minutes to two and a half hours is optimal for high school. • Greater stress: 56 percent of the students considered ...

  4. Is Homework Good for Kids? Here's What the Research Says

    A TIME cover in 1999 read: "Too much homework! How it's hurting our kids, and what parents should do about it.". The accompanying story noted that the launch of Sputnik in 1957 led to a push ...

  5. Key Lessons: What Research Says About the Value of Homework

    Older students benefit more from homework than younger students. Some studies have shown that older students gain more academic benefits from homework than do younger students, perhaps because younger students have less-effective study habits and are more easily distracted (Cooper 1989; Hoover-Dempsey et al. 2001; Leone and Richards 1989 ...

  6. Is homework a necessary evil?

    Students reported bringing home an average of just over three hours of homework nightly (Journal of Experiential Education, 2013). On the positive side, students who spent more time on homework in that study did report being more behaviorally engaged in school — for instance, giving more effort and paying more attention in class, Galloway says.

  7. Academic Goals, Student Homework Engagement, and Academic Achievement

    Introduction. Literature indicates that doing homework regularly is positively associated with students' academic achievement (Zimmerman and Kitsantas, 2005).Hence, as expected, the amount of homework done is one of the variables that shows a strong and positive relationship with academic achievement (Cooper et al., 2001). It seems consensual in the literature that doing homework is always ...

  8. Does homework really work?

    • Students in high-performing high schools spend an average of 3.1 hours a night on homework, even though 1 to 2 hours is the optimal duration, according to a peer-reviewed study. Not included in the list above is the fact many kids have to abandon activities they love — like sports and clubs — because homework deprives them of the needed ...

  9. Online Mathematics Homework Increases Student Achievement

    The purpose of mathematics homework is typically to provide practice for the student. Literature reviews and meta-analyses show generally positive or neutral effects for homework on learning (Cooper, Robinson, & Patall, 2006; Maltese, Robert, & Fan, 2012).Effects due to homework are more positive in middle and high school than elementary school (reflecting greater student maturity) and ...

  10. PDF Increasing the Effectiveness of Homework for All Learners in the ...

    communication, and students' home life all influence the efectiveness of homework. Teachers are often given the additional challenge of diferentiating i. struction for students with a wide range of abilities and varying exception-alities. Studies have found that students with disabilities experience more difi.

  11. Key findings about online learning and the homework gap amid COVID-19

    America's K-12 students are returning to classrooms this fall after 18 months of virtual learning at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some students who lacked the home internet connectivity needed to finish schoolwork during this time - an experience often called the "homework gap" - may continue to feel the effects this school year. Here is what Pew Research Center surveys found ...

  12. Students' Achievement and Homework Assignment Strategies

    The data in this study reaffirm the multilevel nature of homework (Trautwein and Köller, 2003) and support this study's first hypothesis: the amount of homework (mean daily minutes the student spends on homework) is positively associated with academic results, whereas the time students spent on homework considered individually is negatively ...

  13. Analyzing 'the homework gap' among high school students

    Other studies have looked at the relationship between holding a job and student's time use in discretionary activities, like sleep, media consumption, and time spent on homework. We are curious ...

  14. PDF Does Homework Really Improve Achievement? Kevin C. Costley, Ph.D ...

    Cooper, Robinson, and Patall (2006) issued a strong warning about too much homework. "Even for these older students, too much homework may diminish its effectiveness or even become counterproductive (pg.53)". The Homework Literature Review stated that "excessive homework may impact negatively on student achievement" (2004, p.3).

  15. Should Kids Get Homework?

    Too much, however, is harmful. And homework has a greater positive effect on students in secondary school (grades 7-12) than those in elementary. "Every child should be doing homework, but the ...

  16. What's the Right Amount of Homework?

    The National PTA and the National Education Association support the " 10-minute homework guideline "—a nightly 10 minutes of homework per grade level. But many teachers and parents are quick to point out that what matters is the quality of the homework assigned and how well it meets students' needs, not the amount of time spent on it.

  17. Why Homework Doesn't Seem To Boost Learning--And How It Could

    A study that looked specifically at math homework, for example, found it boosted achievement more in elementary school than in middle school—just the opposite of the findings on homework in ...

  18. Study Demands-Resources Theory: Understanding Student Well ...

    This article reviews the literature on student well-being (burnout and engagement) and their relationships with study demands and resources, student behaviors (proactive and self-undermining study behaviors), and student outcomes in higher education. Building on research that used Job Demands-Resources and Study Demands-Resources models to investigate student well-being, we develop the ...

  19. Students Perception Of Homework Assignments And What ...

    Homework or assignment is widely known as an educational activity, which primary purpose is to help the students improve their performances however some studies showed that assignment has a ...

  20. Associations of time spent on homework or studying with nocturnal sleep

    The present study demonstrates that time spent on homework/studying may be a significant barrier to sleep in adolescents in a society with strong emphasis on academic achievement. Homework/studying duration was inversely associated with time in bed for sleep and media use on school days, adjusting for time spent on other activities.

  21. Why Homework is Bad: Stress and Consequences

    In 2013, research conducted at Stanford University found that students in high-achieving communities who spend too much time on homework experience more stress, physical health problems, a lack of ...

  22. The Harmful Effects of Homework

    The statistics surrounding homework-related stress are alarming. Studies have consistently shown that a high percentage of students report experiencing stress and anxiety due to homework demands. In some surveys, as many as 70-80% of students indicate that homework is a significant source of stress in their lives.

  23. Stanford research shows pitfalls of homework

    Their study found that too much homework is associated with: * Greater stress: 56 percent of the students considered homework a primary source of stress, according to the survey data. Forty-three ...

  24. Homework Wars: High School Workloads, Student Stress, and How Parents

    Studies of typical homework loads vary: In one, a Stanford researcher found that more than two hours of homework a night may be counterproductive.The research, conducted among students from 10 high-performing high schools in upper-middle-class California communities, found that too much homework resulted in stress, physical health problems and a general lack of balance.

  25. The Pros and Cons of Homework

    Pro 1: Homework Helps to Improve Student Achievement. Homework teaches students various beneficial skills that they will carry with them throughout their academic and professional life, from time management and organization to self-motivation and autonomous learning. Homework helps students of all ages build critical study abilities that help ...

  26. Socioeconomic Status Matters in Student Achievement—But It's Not Everything

    The study lists four proposed solutions—"none of which are novel but all of which might help," the report notes—to address the gaps: Support programs to help parents earn high school ...

  27. Help your child thrive: Back-to-school homework strategies

    A study of the largest urban school districts in the U.S. found that students take an average of 112 standardized tests between Pre-K and 12th grade. While some students excel at test-taking ...

  28. 16 Facts You Need to Know About the Importance of Homework

    With consistent homework, a child learns how to practice until they can excel in a subject. Paired with constant constructive and timely feedback and other helping tasks such as tests and quizzes, homework can be great in forming good study habits among a student. Helps Familiarising with the Next Day's Class. Homework importance does not end ...

  29. The mental health of some kids improved during the pandemic

    Kids who started out with significant mental problems improved. The study was based on the self-reported responses of over 1,200 children ages 6 to 17 who completed a checklist, before and during ...

  30. Cellphone bans, more teachers: How can schools improve ...

    Schools are struggling to engage their students, according to a newly published survey as part of the Walton Family Foundation-Gallup Voices of Gen Z study.