PISA and homework

PISA and homework
 

 An OECD report on data from the PISA survey looked at homework among 15-year-olds and posed the question of whether homework perpetuates inequalities in education.
 

According to the report, students in 2012 spent an average of an hour less time on their weekly homework than their predecessors did in 2002 (OECD average 5.9 hours). Socio-economically advantaged students and those who attended socio-economically advantaged schools tended to spend more time doing homework than other students. There was an association between the amount of mathematics homework supplied and performance of both students and schools, but other factors had a greater effect on overall school performance.
 

The report concluded that homework provided an opportunity for learning but could reinforce socio-economic differences. Schools and teachers might be able to mitigate the problem by, for example, providing quiet places for study for students with no such facility at home.

Johns Hopkins University 

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