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ERIC Number: EJ622242
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
Homework and Attainment in Primary Schools.
Farrow, Steve; Tymms, Peter; Henderson, Brian
British Educational Research Journal, v25 n3 p323-41 Jun 1999
Investigates the frequency of homework in mathematics, science, and reading as reported by a large sample of primary school children. Reports on (1) amount of homework and its relationship to ability, home background, sex, and school and (2) school effect. Considers influences on the relationship between homework and achievement. (CMK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Homework, Mathematics Education, Reading Instruction, Science Education, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England