Creating tasks with a focus on students’ autonomy—by providing choices, for example—helps them see the relevance of homework.

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Senior Lecturer in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra A middle school student I know came home from school with the task to recreate a medieval fort out of cake. I expect the History ...

ChatGPT is transforming how children approach schoolwork, acting as a patient study partner when used wisely. Specific prompts encourage understanding by focusing on the learning process rather than ...

Homework — a dreaded word that means more work and less play. The mere thought of doing additional work after a seven-hour day (that begins extremely early) can be gruesome. Not to mention, many teens ...

School assignments that a student is expected to do outside of the regular school day—that’s homework. The general guideline is 10 minutes of nightly homework per grade level beginning after ...

“There is no evidence that any amount of homework improves the academic performance of elementary students.” This statement, by homework research guru Harris Cooper, of Duke University, is startling ...