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Peer reviewedMurphy, Joseph; Decker, Karen – NASSP Bulletin, 1990
A survey of 2,956 teachers in 92 Illinois high schools found increasing amounts of assigned homework, discrepancies in assignments among curricular tracks, little variety in assignments, need for improved student responses, teacher diligence in reviewing homework, lack of coordination at district, school, and departmental levels, and lack of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Homework, Parent Participation, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMurphy, Joseph; And Others – Research in Rural Education, 1987
Uses responses of 77 teachers from eight Illinois rural high schools to 36-item survey to assess amount of time students devote to homework; existence of school homework policy; purpose and type of homework assignments; teacher review, feedback, and grading of homework; and value and significance of assigning homework. (NEC)
Descriptors: Assignments, Educational Policy, Feedback, High Schools
