ERIC Number: EJ1389059
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jan
Pages: 33
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
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EISSN: EISSN-2766-9300
The 'Homework Gap' and Academic Achievement in High School Science: An Ecological Perspective for Policymakers and Practitioners
Crocker, Tianca; Kleitsch, David
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Journal, v6 n1 Article 1 Jan 2023
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly required within K-12 educational settings, yet the impact of youth's access to and use of digital resources outside of the classroom on academic achievement is only beginning to be explored in the literature. This study used data from the Fragile Families & Child Wellbeing Study to assess the relationship between grades in high school science and digital equity across the learner's ecological environment. Digital inequities experienced by school-aged youth are referred to as the homework gap. The COVID-19 pandemic placed new urgency on resolving the homework gap as millions of students shifted to full-time online or learning at home during the pandemic. Study findings show that ICT access and use across ecological domains is a significant predictor of urban youths' academic achievement in science.
Descriptors: Homework, Academic Achievement, Secondary School Science, Access to Computers, Technology Uses in Education, Equal Education, Urban Education, Internet, Longitudinal Studies, One Parent Family, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Use Studies, Predictor Variables
College of Education at Georgia Southern University. Digital Commons Office, Zach S. Henderson Library, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30458. e-mail: nyarjournal@georgiasouthern.edu; Web site: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Elementary Education
Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01HD36916; R01HD39135; R01HD40421