The effects of demography, expectations and student attitudes on Australian secondary school teachers’ homework practices

IF 1.5 4区教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Australian Journal of Education Pub Date : 2021-08-01 DOI:10.1177/00049441211030728

J. Bowd, T. Bowles, V. McKenzie

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Abstract

Homework has been associated with a range of academic and cognitive benefits for secondary students. Research has also revealed that students’ homework behaviours can vary with demographic traits. An important factor that may account for some of this variation is the role played by teachers and schools in homework allocation. It is hypothesised that some of the demographic variables that have been found to predict individual students’ homework practices are also related to teachers’ practices in terms of the frequency and volume of homework allocated at the classroom level. To test this hypothesis, Australian data from the 2015 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study are analysed in the current study. Results show that the frequency of mathematics homework allocated by teachers is related to some variables that have commonly predicted the differences in student achievement such as socioeconomic status, valuing of and confidence in mathematics, teaching experience and school location. The implications of these findings for schools and education systems are explored as suggestions for ensuring that homework policies and practices do not exacerbate demographic differences in school outcomes.

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人口学、期望和学生态度对澳大利亚中学教师家庭作业实践的影响

家庭作业对中学生的学业和认知都有好处。研究还表明，学生的家庭作业行为可能因人口特征而异。造成这种差异的一个重要因素是教师和学校在家庭作业分配中所扮演的角色。据假设，已经发现的一些预测个别学生家庭作业实践的人口统计学变量也与教师在课堂上分配家庭作业的频率和数量方面的实践有关。为了验证这一假设，本研究分析了澳大利亚2015年国际数学和科学研究趋势的数据。结果表明，教师布置数学作业的频率与一些通常预测学生成绩差异的变量有关，如社会经济地位、对数学的重视和信心、教学经验和学校位置。这些发现对学校和教育系统的影响被探讨为确保家庭作业政策和做法不会加剧学校成绩的人口差异的建议。

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Australian Journal of Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： The Australian Journal of Education was established in 1957 under the editorship of Professor Bill Connell. Drawing upon research conducted in Australia and internationally, the AJE aims to inform educational researchers as well as educators, administrators and policymakers about issues of contemporary concern in education. The AJE seeks to publish research studies that contribute to educational knowledge and research methodologies, and that review findings of research studies. Its scope embraces all fields of education and training. In addition to publishing research studies about education it also publishes articles that address education in relation to other fields.