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Book Synopsis Improving Homework Completion Among Secondary Mathematics Students by : Lindsey Marie Clark
Download or read book Improving Homework Completion Among Secondary Mathematics Students written by Lindsey Marie Clark and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research question addressed in this project was, how do teachers successfully motivate students to complete homework? The motivation for this capstone was the continued struggle for students to learn mathematics content in one teacher's Algebra II classrooms, one cause believed to be the lack of homework completion. The author includes research related to increasing homework completion among secondary students and implements three of these strategies in her classrooms: increasing student feedback, restructuring homework and increasing teacher feedback, and pink slips. Her studies showed a significant increase in homework completion from the previous year's Algebra II class to most recent class.
Book Synopsis The Impact of Homework Incentives on Student Homework Completion in a Secondary Mathematics Classroom by : Brianna Garland
Download or read book The Impact of Homework Incentives on Student Homework Completion in a Secondary Mathematics Classroom written by Brianna Garland and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assigning homework to secondary school students has been a highly discussed topic among educational researchers, as well as the general public, for several years. Several aspects of homework have been researched in depth; however, there are still significant gaps in research regarding the impact of homework incentives. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of homework incentives on student homework completion in a secondary mathematics classroom. Mixed methods research was conducted in a suburban middle school in Western New York in order to address this research topic. Quantitative data was collected in the form of student homework completion grades, and qualitative data was collected in the form of student surveys. The results of this study indicated that implementing a homework incentive in a 7th grade mathematics classroom improves the majority of students' homework completion grades. These findings have significant implications that will give secondary teachers new insight on whether to implement a homework incentive in their classroom. [from author's abstract]
Download or read book The Homework Myth written by Alfie Kohn and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2007-04-03 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death and taxes come later; what seems inevitable for children is the idea that, after spending the day at school, they must then complete more academic assignments at home. The predictable results: stress and conflict, frustration and exhaustion. Parents respond by reassuring themselves that at least the benefits outweigh the costs. But what if they don't? In The Homework Myth, nationally known educator and parenting expert Alfie Kohn systematically examines the usual defenses of homework--that it promotes higher achievement, "reinforces" learning, and teaches study skills and responsibility. None of these assumptions, he shows, actually passes the test of research, logic, or experience. So why do we continue to administer this modern cod liver oil -- or even demand a larger dose? Kohn's incisive analysis reveals how a mistrust of children, a set of misconceptions about learning, and a misguided focus on competitiveness have all left our kids with less free time and our families with more conflict. Pointing to parents who have fought back -- and schools that have proved educational excellence is possible without homework -- Kohn shows how we can rethink what happens during and after school in order to rescue our families and our children's love of learning.
Book Synopsis The Battle Over Homework by : Harris M. Cooper
Download or read book The Battle Over Homework written by Harris M. Cooper and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homework is the cause of more friction between schools and home than any other aspect of education and becomes the prime battlefield when schools, families, and communities view one another as adversaries. This comprehensive fourth edition tackles all the tough questions: What’s the right amount of homework? What role should parents play in the homework process? What is the connection between homework and achievement? This essential reference offers all stakeholders—administrators, teachers, and parents—the opportunity to end the battle and turn homework into a cooperative endeavor to promote student learning.
Book Synopsis Improving Homework Completion of Students Through Tutored Study Hall by : Kori S. Dicken
Download or read book Improving Homework Completion of Students Through Tutored Study Hall written by Kori S. Dicken and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a guided study hall on homework completion. Two groups of students were analyzed in their homework completion rates. Homework completion rates of the students that participated in Site A were reviewed in their five core subjects, while the homework completion rates of the students at Site B were only reviewed in their math classes. Site A had 45 students participate in the study. Site B had two students in the study, both from the same math teacher. Results indicate, at both sites, that a guided study hall helped reduce the rate of homework completion. Overall, the rate before the study was 8% of homework was not being completed. By the completion of the study hall, 4% of homework was incomplete. Results show that with the guidance of a teacher and the presence of a study hall, students are more inclined to get their homework completed and may therefore increase the students' understanding. Educators should consider study halls to be a beneficial time for students who frequently do not complete their homework, and even more beneficial if the teacher assists the students with their homework. Twelve appendixes include: (1) Student Consent Form; (2) Teacher Consent Form; (3) Parent Consent Form; (4) Research Tracking Log; (5) Pre-Survey for Parents; (6) Pre-Survey for Students; (7) Homework Log; (8) Study Hall Sign-In Sheet; (9) Student Reflections Form; (10) Teacher Researcher Reflections Form; (11) Post-Survey for Students; and (12) Post-Survey for Parents. (Contains 7 figures and 7 tables.) [Master of Arts Action Research Project, Saint Xavier University.].
Book Synopsis Homework, Learning and Academic Success: The Role of Family and Contextual Variables by : Antonio Valle
Download or read book Homework, Learning and Academic Success: The Role of Family and Contextual Variables written by Antonio Valle and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main purpose of this Research Topic is to analyze and identify the main family and contextual variables that are involved in the process of carrying out homework. This will require studying the role played by teachers, students, and families in order to ensure that schoolwork is a useful learning tool. Although the role of the student is, obviously, crucial in homework, research has focused on the cumulative time spent by the student carrying out homework. However, the time spent on homework is not in itself evidence of the student’s involvement nor is time spent indicative of quality time. Indeed, an excess of time can sometimes denote low competence in a field of knowledge, while spending less time on homework could be indicative of high competence. It is more likely that a high dedication of time spent on homework reflects high motivation, or comprehension deficits, rather than commitment to learning or academic motivation. In tandem with the role of the student, teachers, as responsible for prescribing homework assignments for students, also become central players in the process of completing homework assignments. The decisions that teachers make about homework prescriptions, and the amount and type of tasks they set, will determine, to a large extent, the quality of the homework process including the student’s motivation and the student’s level of engagement with homework. Furthermore, the fact that homework is useful, interesting and motivating for students, will depend on how the teacher prescribes those tasks and the connection established with classroom learning. Teacher feedback also acquires particular relevance for this point by helping the students to accurately estimate the quality of their progress and overcome the difficulties they may have encountered in carrying out their homework. Lastly, the effectiveness of teacher feedback depends on its contribution to the student’s educational progress and how that student will perform in the future. In addition to the student who performs the task and the teacher who prescribes and corrects it, we must not lose sight of parents’ role. Although there are discrepancies regarding the role that parents play in relation to homework, it is evident that their implication has important consequences not only on the final result of those tasks but also on the very process of carrying them out. Everything seems to indicate that the family environment and, more specifically, the support and feedback provided by parents is a factor that can determine the involvement of students in school duties. In this way, providing emotional support encouraging children to get involved can contribute positively to improving their motivation and interest in the performance of homework. The objective of this Research Topic is to provide researchers and professionals in psychology and education settings with some of the most recent empirical evidence regarding the homework process, its prescription and correction. Overall, we aim to cease making homework a source of conflict and controversy at the socio-educational level in order to provide useful instruments for improving the quality of student learning. This work was developed with the financing of the research projects EDU2013-44062-P (MINECO), EDU2017-82984-P (MEIC).
Book Synopsis The Case Against Homework by : Sara Bennett
Download or read book The Case Against Homework written by Sara Bennett and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2007-08-28 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does assigning fifty math problems accomplish any more than assigning five? Is memorizing word lists the best way to increase vocabulary—especially when it takes away from reading time? And what is the real purpose behind those devilish dioramas? The time our children spend doing homework has skyrocketed in recent years. Parents spend countless hours cajoling their kids to complete such assignments—often without considering whether or not they serve any worthwhile purpose. Even many teachers are in the dark: Only one of the hundreds the authors interviewed and surveyed had ever taken a course specifically on homework during training. The truth, according to Sara Bennett and Nancy Kalish, is that there is almost no evidence that homework helps elementary school students achieve academic success and little evidence that it helps older students. Yet the nightly burden is taking a serious toll on America’s families. It robs children of the sleep, play, and exercise time they need for proper physical, emotional, and neurological development. And it is a hidden cause of the childhood obesity epidemic, creating a nation of “homework potatoes.” In The Case Against Homework, Bennett and Kalish draw on academic research, interviews with educators, parents, and kids, and their own experience as parents and successful homework reformers to offer detailed advice to frustrated parents. You’ll find out which assignments advance learning and which are time-wasters, how to set priorities when your child comes home with an overstuffed backpack, how to talk and write to teachers and school administrators in persuasive, nonconfrontational ways, and how to rally other parents to help restore balance in your children’s lives. Empowering, practical, and rigorously researched, The Case Against Homework shows how too much work is having a negative effect on our children’s achievement and development and gives us the tools and tactics we need to advocate for change. Also available as an eBook
Book Synopsis Getting Our Kids Back on Track by : Janine Bempechat
Download or read book Getting Our Kids Back on Track written by Janine Bempechat and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2000-03-09 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting Our Kids Back on Track is a no-nonsense guide for achieving academic success written by an acclaimed expert in the study of motivation and achievement in children. In this indispensable resource, author Janine Bempechat claims that the so-called self-esteem movement has actually worked to undermine academic excellence in our nation's schools. As an alternative, she offers parents clear-cut advice and details step by step how to create a structured, predictable, and consistent home environment that will inspire children to reach their full intellectual potential.
Book Synopsis The Effect of Quality Homework Completion on Student Academic Achievement by : Christie Cote
Download or read book The Effect of Quality Homework Completion on Student Academic Achievement written by Christie Cote and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explored the effects of quality completion of homework assignments on the academic achievement of students in a mathematics class. The articles presented in this study support the mission that homework has a positive effect on the academic achievement of students, especially in academic area of mathematics. ... The results of the study gave evidence to support the hypothesis of the study that homework has an effect on academic achievement. In order to increase students' chances of better test scores, they need to imporve their study skills in general, quality of completion of their homework assignments, in particular.
Book Synopsis Homework as a Learning Experience by : Ronald T. Laconte
Download or read book Homework as a Learning Experience written by Ronald T. Laconte and published by NEA Professional Library. This book was released on 1986 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Will using interaction in small groups about homework assignments increase students’ completion of homework assignments? by : Johannes Vees
Download or read book Will using interaction in small groups about homework assignments increase students’ completion of homework assignments? written by Johannes Vees and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2010-01-13 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2007 in the subject Pedagogy - General, grade: 1,0, Samford University (Orlean Bullard Beeson School of Education & Professional Studies), course: The professional secondary language Arts/English teacher, language: English, abstract: This paper is part of an observation as a clinical experience requirement of the course listed on the title page. It takes place at a High School in a 10th grade history class under Mr.E.’s leadership. The class, which I attend twice a week for one period, consists of 16 students (eight of them are male, eight female). As far as I’m concerned, I am a German exchange student spending one semester at Samford University with the main objective of improving my English since I’m going to be a secondary school teacher back in Germany. English is – alongside with German and Physical Education – one of the subjects that I’m going to teach. This semester is my fourth one, so I would be pretty much a sophomore in the American Educational System. However, the German Educational System works quite differently which is the reason for still having approximately four years of study to complete. Before being able to start an action research, the researcher has to identify a research question. It is raised the question which matters could be of interest. After having led a conversation with my mentor about an interesting field of investigation, we came to the conclusion that the completion of homework was an important concern. He told me about his difficulties in coping with this problem in 10th grade in history. He was willing to figure out a solution to the apparently big problem. Since some students don’t do any homework at all regularly, it is definitely a problem worth taking into focus. There are multiple ways to deal with unsatisfactory homework behavior of students. Punishment in form of extra work is probably one of the most common means to encounter it. Yet, multiple generations of teachers have already applied this measure, but the problem has, quite obviously, not vanished. Therefore, this method doesn’t seem to work appropriately. This is, in my opinion, due to the fact that students are only extrinsically motivated in this case. Another example of extrinsic motivation is rewarding. Yet it may be helpful in some cases, it is still a means of extrinsic motivation and therefore not last perpetual wisdom. Extrinsic motivation is not a long-ranging solution to the problem. There are other options to take.
Download or read book Doing School written by Denise Clark Pope and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a highly revealing and troubling view of today's high school students and the ways they pursue high grades and success. Denise Pope, veteran teacher and curriculum expert, follows five motivated and successful students through a school year, closely shadowing them and engaging them in lengthy reflections on their school experiences. What emerges is a double-sided picture of school success. On the one hand, these students work hard in school, participate in extracurricular activities, serve their communities, earn awards and honours, and appear to uphold school values. But on the other hand, they feel that in order to get ahead they must compromise their values and manipulate the system by scheming, lying, and cheating. In short, they do school, that is, they are not really engaged with learning nor can they commit to such values as integrity and community. The words and actions of these five students - two boys and three girls from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds - underscore the frustrations of being caught in a grade trap that pins future success to high grades and test scores. Their stories raise critical questions that are too important for parents, educators, and community leaders to ignore. Are schools cultivating an environment that promotes intellectual curiosity, cooperation, and integrity? Or are they fostering anxiety, deception, and hostility? Do today's schools inadvertently impede the very values they claim to embrace? Is the success that current assessment practices measure the kind of success we want for our children?
Book Synopsis Effect of Dependent Group Contingencies on Homework Completion and Accuracy by : Samuel B. Ralston
Download or read book Effect of Dependent Group Contingencies on Homework Completion and Accuracy written by Samuel B. Ralston and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Rethinking Homework by : Cathy Vatterott
Download or read book Rethinking Homework written by Cathy Vatterott and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this updated edition, Cathy Vatterott examines the role homework has played in the culture of schooling over the years; how such factors as family life, the media, and "homework gap" issues based on shifting demographics have affected the homework controversy; and what recent research as well as common sense tell us about the effects of homework on student learning. She also explores how the current homework debate has been reshaped by forces including the Common Core, a pervasive media and technology presence, the mass hysteria of "achievement culture," and the increasing shift to standards-based and formative assessment. The best way to address the homework controversy is not to eliminate homework. Instead, the author urges educators to replace the old paradigm (characterized by long-standing cultural beliefs, moralistic views, and behaviorist philosophy) with a new paradigm based on the following elements: Designing high-quality homework tasks; Differentiating homework tasks; Deemphasizing grading of homework; Improving homework completion; and Implementing homework support programs. Numerous examples from teachers and schools illustrate the new paradigm in action, and readers will find useful new tools to start them on their own journey. The end product is homework that works—for all students, at all levels.
Book Synopsis The Truth About Homework From the Students' Perspective by : Gladys R. Landing-Corretjer, Ed.D
Download or read book The Truth About Homework From the Students' Perspective written by Gladys R. Landing-Corretjer, Ed.D and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wonder why students complain about homework? In The Truth About Homework From The Students' Perspective you will: * Learn the truth about what students think about homework *Motivate students to complete and turn in their homework *Reflect on your teaching practices regarding homework *Take action by creating assignments that would increase homework completion and student learning *Be surprised about students responses
Book Synopsis Learning in a Web-based Homework System by : Debra A. Panasuk
Download or read book Learning in a Web-based Homework System written by Debra A. Panasuk and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A considerable number of students enter college under-prepared and are required to enroll in developmental math courses to increase their knowledge and skills. To help these students learn, web-based homework systems offer endless opportunities for students to practice problem solving with immediate feedback and provide numerous opportunities to access help resources. However, research results are mixed and findings do not indicate that completing web-based homework significantly increases performance when compared to completing paper-based homework. For the purpose of understanding these inconsistent findings, this study seeks to explore how developmental math students utilize the help resources to solve problems in a web-based system and what, if any, knowledge and skills have been acquired. The phenomenological study was conducted at a community college and participants were enrolled in a Beginning Algebra class. Participants were observed solving a set of six problems two times. For the first set of problems, participants were able to seek help from the computer program resources provided. Then immediately after completing the first set of problems, a second set of similar problems was solved without the option of using help resources. Observations were recorded with two devices: (1) CamStudio was used to record the participants' screen activity; and (2) a Livescribe Smartpen was used to record the participants' writing as they solved problems. In addition, interviews were conducted approximately two weeks later as a follow-up to the observations. Findings indicate that participants accessed one resource and developed one strategy when solving a problem. They engaged in primarily executive help seeking behaviors for task completion and at times, instrumental help seeking behaviors for conceptual understanding. The findings also demonstrated that successful homework completion did not ensure successful quiz performance and unfamiliarity with the web-based homework system had a negative impact on learning. Moreover, reading was important but not always helpful. The findings suggest that students need training to develop learning strategies while accessing the resources. Moreover, learning should include understanding the material conceptually and not just mimicking the steps in the problem-solving process. Overall, students need more guidance and not less when learning in a web-based environment. --Abstract
Book Synopsis Helping Your Students with Homework by : Nancy Paulu
Download or read book Helping Your Students with Homework written by Nancy Paulu and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
