Whether students feel pressure to get good grades or keep up with classmates, the anxiety this effort produces can have long-term effects on their brains.
Articles on Homework
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An assessment of a learning intervention showed that the impact differed between groups of pupils.
Homework that’s creative or linked to your passions is more enjoyable.
Researchers asked math teachers why certain groups do better at math than others. The teachers had different answers for different groups.
Children should learn whether – or not – to trust the information provided to them on the internet.
A researcher who studies ways to help students become better readers and writers describes how to create a homework habit using a loop: cue, routine, reward.
Many view ChatGPT as a death sentence for homework. But beyond all the alarm, could it be the software offers students unprecedented chances to hone their language awareness skills?
Parents are enablers, motivators and facilitators of their children’s education.
Not all students have access to the same level of parental help at home. So why are they judged as if they do? Two scholars probe how educators view students who fail to complete their homework.
Parents and caregivers can support teens with the transition to high school by taking the time to connect and talk, whenever and however you can.
The case for homework for primary-age children is not clear.
Too much time studying isn’t good for you or your grades. The challenge is to find the best balance of study, sleep and other activity to improve learning without compromising well-being.
Studies on homework are frequently quite general, and don’t consider specific types of homework tasks. So it isn’t easy to measure how effective homework can be. But here’s what we do know.
More than 70% of college students engage in some form of procrastination, research shows.
Encouraging kids to complete their work can be tough for families managing full-time work and family obligations on a tight budget. And that’s true even when schools are operating normally.
While it’s important to show support and model learning behaviour, there is a limit to how much help you can give without robbing your child of the opportunity to learn for themselves.
When it comes to completing homework, getting organized and celebrating small victories along the way is key, an expert on learning strategies says.
Under the right circumstances, homework help from parents is helpful.
How much homework kids should do is a subject of great debate.
Study shows how to help students achieve their full potential.
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Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Associate Professor of Mathematics Education, West Virginia University