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An evidence-based guide to homework
An evidence-based guide to homework
The National Association for School Psychologists has released a parents' guide to homework. The recommendations are based on common conclusions drawn from research into the efficacy of homework practices. The guide covers practicalities, routines, and incentive systems, and perhaps the key issue for parents - how much homework should children be doing. The guide recommends adding ten minutes for each school year, starting from first grade. In other words, first graders should be spending ten minutes, second graders twenty minutes, and so on. Although there is little evidence that homework actually has an impact on the achievement of elementary-age students, studies of homework at the high school level have found clear benefits. So, getting into good habits early could be advantageous.
Johns Hopkins University
School of Education
Center for Research and Reform in Education
Research in Brief
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Permalink Reply by Kirk Cunningham on
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Please, please ask yourself what you remember today, which you learned doing homework? "Studies of homework at the h.s. level have found clear benefits". Which benefits, the 50% drop-out rate in every urban school district in the country? Again, please ask yourself, how did homework make you feel about school? Perhaps its time to respect a students' time away from school, or a parent/guardian's time with their child, take your pick, but if you choose to impose I hope it is a task which is only possible to do at home, i.e. an interview with a family member asking about their recollection of a historical event. These tasks come around once or twice a year...
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Permalink Reply by Marjorie L. Duvall on
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I agree that homework can be beneficial in that it reinforces what was done in class. However, I don't believe that many hours' worth of homework every single night, even on the high-school level, offers a lot of advantages. I see a lot of stressed-out teenagers who are up until 3 a.m. every weeknight, who come to school with bags under their eyes and struggle to stay awake--simply because they are trying to balance their four to six hours of homework each night with all of their other obligations. Sometimes I wonder if some teachers aren't confusing rigor with amount of work.
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