The Homework Debate: Arguments For/Against Homework

<p>The study of homework and its implications that it is effective in a child’s ability to retain information has constantly been in question since the idea of homework was adopted over a hundred years ago. One of the main goals in education is high student performance. The United States has consistently placed in the middle of all industrial nations in standardized tests, and researchers have been trying to figure out why. Homework has become one of the main areas of study into the United States low performance in student achievement. This paper examines the many arguments for and against homework. In the past, homework has often paralleled history’s attitude toward children and their development. Recent studies show that homework is only beneficial to high school students, yet all schools still use homework as a crucial portion of their curriculum. Researchers who are for homework believe that doing nightly homework can help children develop character traits such as responsibility, discipline, and motivation. Researchers who are against homework believe that homework can cause children to adopt bad habits because homework is often unsupervised. Researchers continue to search for answers here and abroad.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Year

2003

Author dc:creator

• Pitti, Craig

• Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.dominican.edu/education-print-theses/197

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.dominican.edu:education-print-theses-1196