Homework: Doesn’t improve grades but boosts test scores
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Since my twins often have an hour or more of homework each night, I found this study out of Indiana University interesting. This piece comes from IU.
A study led by an Indiana University School of Education faculty member finds little correlation between time spent on homework and better course grades for math and science students, but a positive relationship between homework time and performance on standardized tests.
“When Is Homework Worth the Time?” is a recently published work of Adam Maltese, assistant professor of science education in the IU School of Education, along with co-authors Robert H. Tai, associate professor of science education at the Curry School of Education at the University of
