"Most Won't Do It!" Examining Homework as a Structure for Learning in a Diverse Middle School

Autor/in	Bennett, Cory A.
Titel	"Most Won't Do It!" Examining Homework as a Structure for Learning in a Diverse Middle School
Quelle	In: American Secondary Education, 45 (2017) 2, S.22-38 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-1003
Schlagwörter	Homework; Middle School Students; Instructional Effectiveness; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Student Diversity; Learner Engagement; Educational Benefits; Creative Thinking; Teaching Methods; Case Studies; Qualitative Research; Questionnaires; Language Usage; Administrator Attitudes; Hawaii + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hausaufgabe; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Unterrichtserfolg; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Bildungsertrag; Kreatives Denken; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Qualitative Forschung; Fragebogen; Sprachgebrauch
Abstract	Much attention is placed on helping students develop as complex and creative thinkers, yet many classrooms continue to use learning structures without examining their effectiveness. This is often the case with homework. Research findings on the effectiveness of homework are mixed, and few studies have examined students' and educators' perspectives on the benefits of homework as a learning structure. The study reported in this article examined the perspectives of these two groups in a culturally and socio-economically diverse middle school. Several differences were found between the two groups' perceptions of the benefits and purposes of homework. The implications of the findings for student engagement in learning are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01