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“When students learn in the classroom, they are using their short-term or working memory. This information is continually updated during the class. On leaving the classroom, the information in the working memory is replaced by the topic in the next class.” (Helen Silvester)
"2 One survey found that in the U.S., math teachers are the most likely to give out homework, followed by English or reading teachers." (Scholastic) This is because getting good at math requires repetition
“If you join a soccer team but never practice, you won’t develop your skills as a player. It’s the same with learning anything new. Homework is practice, and tests are the big games" (Reece Everett
“Scores on the quizzes themselves were quite high and were not very useful for assessing individual student performance. Feedback from the students on the quiz approach was requested with a survey and overall reaction was positive and encouraging. A drawback of the online quizzes it that it is easier to copy another student’s quiz answers than it is to copy a paper homework. This paper presents observations and assessments of the course.” (Thomas S. Soerens)
Homework improves learning outcomes, but some professors believe that it is the most important thing to their students learning (Ronald Goulet)
“Life experiences are important. Students can learn about money management, personal responsibility, effective communication, and time management by working at home for an allowance or at a part-time job.” (Reece Everett)
Homework gives you the chance to learn the material independently, which could lead to better learning(Reese Everett)
Homework fosters discipline and personal responsibility (Kidwell, Victoria)
Usually Higher achievers spend more time on homework than under achievers, but more time spent on homework doesn’t mean that a student automatically does better. (Kidwell, Victoria )
Some students believe that homework should be weighted more in the grade book rather than just being a very minor grade (Ronald Goulet)
If homework were to be weighted heavier than the assignments should be individualized more for each student to avoid cheating (Ronald Goulet)
Professors don’t assign much work and don’t give homework as much weight as the other assignments such as tests because homework is easy to cheat on and a bunch of students do cheat on it. (Ronald Goulet
“Set work that’s relevant. This includes elaborating on information addressed in the class or opportunities for students to explore the key concept in areas of their own interest." (Helen Silvester)
“But education is about more than memorising facts. Students need to access the information in ways that are relevant to their world, and to transfer knowledge to new situations.” (Helen Silvester)
56% of students consider homework to be a main factor of their stress (Helen Silvester)
Extra work put on the backs of students causes major stress and stress in the family if a parent has to help a child do their work (Sandra Levy)
“Multiple studies have found that most students are getting too much extra assignments, leading to sleep deprivation, unhealthy levels of stress, as well as related health problems.” (Peter Druker)
“The researchers reported that family fights about homework were 200 percent more likely when parents didn’t have a college degree.” (Sandra Levy
Some parents give up on helping their child with homework and just tell them not to do it. (Sandra Levy)
Stress- Added stress levels are taking away time from a student doing things that they should be doing ( spending time with friends, playing outside, ect.) (Peter Druker)
Takes up free time- Students should be out in the world learning key values and life lessons, they should be with their friends and spending time with family, instead they are spending their time on homework. (Peter Druker)
“School is a crucial aspect of children’s lives. If they are unable to go school each day to acquire the skills they require to be successful in life, then they will be at a disadvantage for their entire lives. While school is an important part of a child’s life, it’s also as important that the child takes a break from his education.” (Peter Druker)