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HOMEWORK: QUALITY
RESEARCH FINDING:
Well-designed homework assignments relate directly to classwork
and extend students' learning beyond the classroom. Homework is
most useful when teachers carefully prepare the assignment, tho-
roughly explain it, and give prompt comments and criticism when
the work is completed.
COMMENT:
To make the most of what students learn from doing homework,
teachers need to give the same care to preparing homework assign-
ments as they give to classroom instruction. When teachers
prepare written instructions and discuss homework assignments
with students, they find their students take the homework more
seriously than if the assignments are simply announced. Students
are more willing to do homework when they believe it is useful,
when teachers treat it as an integral part of instruction, when
it is evaluated by the teacher, and when it counts as a part of
the grade.
Assignments that require students to think, and are therefore
more interesting, foster their desire to learn both in and out of
school. Such activities include explaining what is seen or read
in class; comparing, relating, and experimenting with ideas; and
analyzing principles.
Effective homework assignments do not just supplement the class-
room lesson; they also teach students to be independent learners.
Homework gives students experience in following directions, mak-
ing judgments and comparisons, raising additional questions for
study, and developing responsibility and self-discipline.
Austin, J. (l976). "Do Comments on Mathematics Homework Affect
Student Achievement?" School Science and Mathematics, Vol. 76,
No. 2, pp. l59-l64.
Coulter, F. (l980). "Secondary School Homework: Cooperative
Research Study Report No. 7." ERIC Document No. ED 209200.
Dick, D. (l980). "An Experimental Study of the Effects of Re-
quired Homework Review Versus Review on Request Upon Achieve-
ment." ERIC Document No. ED l94320.
Featherstone, H. (February l985). "Homework." The Harvard Edu-
cation Letter.
Walberg, H. J. (April l985). "Homework's Powerful Effects on
Learning." Educational Leadership, Vol. 42, No. 7, pp. 76-79.