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So What?
1) The U.S. Department of Education selected data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in 1984,
1994, 1996, 1999, and 2004. Nine year old students who took the reading test were asked about the time they spent each
night on homework.
2) In general, nine year old students who scored the highest in reading had homework and did it, but spent less than two hours
per night.
3) Nine year olds who spent more than two hours did worse than those who spent less than two hours. Seems these students
could be motivated, but struggling?
4) Students who didn't have any homework scored higher than students who didn't do their homework or students who spent
more than two hours on homework.
5) Significant improvement in reading scores for all students except 'Didn't doers' in 2004 over the previous years.
6) Consider that the number of homework hours in this study were those reported by the students, not actually observed
independently. So this is what the students reported their homework hours were, not necessarily what they actually were.
1) The U.S. Department of Education selected data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in 1984,
1994, 1996, 1999, and 2004. Nine year old students who took the reading test were asked about the time they spent each
night on homework.
2) In general, nine year old students who scored the highest in reading had homework and did it, but spent less than two hours
per night.
3) Nine year olds who spent more than two hours did worse than those who spent less than two hours. Seems these students
could be motivated, but struggling?
4) Students who didn't have any homework scored higher than students who didn't do their homework or students who spent
more than two hours on homework.
5) Significant improvement in reading scores for all students except 'Didn't doers' in 2004 over the previous years.
6) Consider that the number of homework hours in this study were those reported by the students, not actually observed
independently. So this is what the students reported their homework hours were, not necessarily what they actually were.
Reading Score vs. Homework Hours - 9 Year Olds
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