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Xu, Jianzhong – Journal of Educational Research, 2010
The author examined purposes for doing homework as perceived by 969 eighth-grade students from 52 classes and 831 11th-grade students from 45 classes. Through an exploratory factor analysis, 15 homework purposes were reduced to a 3-factor structure: peer-oriented, adult-oriented, and learning-oriented reasons. A series of 3 multilevel models were…
Descriptors: Homework, Student Attitudes, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis
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Xu, Jianzhong – Educational Psychology, 2010
The present study linked gender and grade level to homework management strategies and homework completion behaviours. The participants were 685 African American students in the south-eastern USA, including 370 eighth graders and 315 eleventh graders. Gender appeared related to the majority of homework measures examined in the present study.…
Descriptors: African American Students, Homework, Gender Differences, Grade 8
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Xu, Jianzhong – Elementary School Journal, 2008
The purpose of this study was to test the validity of scores on the Homework Management Scale (HMS) using 699 rural and 482 urban eighth graders. The study revealed that the HMS comprised 5 separate yet related factors: arranging the environment, managing time, handling distraction, monitoring motivation, and controlling emotion. Given an adequate…
Descriptors: Homework, Validity, Scores, Measures (Individuals)