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- Title
Does Homework Improve Academic Achievement? A Synthesis of Research, 1987-2003.
- Authors
Cooper, Harris; Robinson, Jorgianne Civey; Patall, Erika A.
- Abstract
In this article, research conducted in the United States since 1987 on the effects of homework is summarized. Studies are grouped into four research designs. The authors found that all studies, regardless of type, had design flaws. However, both within and across design types, there was generally consistent evidence for a positive influence of homework on achievement. Studies that reported simple homework-achievement correlations revealed evidence that a stronger correlation existed (a) in Grades 7–12 than in K-6 and (b) when students rather than parents reported time on homework. No strong evidence was found for an association between the homework-achievement link and the outcome measure (grades as opposed to standardized tests) or the subject matter (reading as opposed to math). On the basis of these results and others, the authors suggest future research.
- Subjects
UNITED States; HOMEWORK; STUDY skills; ACADEMIC achievement; MASTERY learning; EFFECTIVE teaching; TEACHER effectiveness; PREDICTION of scholastic success; EDUCATION
- Publication
Review of Educational Research, 2006, Vol 76, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0034-6543
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3102/00346543076001001