2. What role should parents play in the homework process?

3. What is the purpose of assigned homework and what specific guidelines do teachers utilize in order to create these assignments?

4. What is the correlation between the amounts of homework assigned, the time and effort taken to complete the tasks, and student achievement?

7. I wanted to see if the Longfellow faculty was up-to-date on current studies for or against homework

8. I wanted to see if assigning homework had an effect on student achievement at Longfellow Elementary School

9. I created a survey on Surveymonkey and here are a few of the questions I asked:Do you administer homework? How frequently do you administer homework? How much time do expect the homework to take each night? Which researcher have you heard of? What are the purposes you utilize for assigning homework? Would you be in favor of a No Homework Policy?

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15. Recommendations Be up-to-date with current research in regard to homework Be careful and critical of the research findings Use professional judgment when issuing homework assignments The philosophy of homework should be administered or tailored to the students in your class If assigning homework make sure to follow specific guidelines to ensure that the homework is relevant and differentiated; and develop assignments that encourage learning and creativity, and doesn’t deter or turn students away from a positive learning experience Contribute to the students learning experience by providing constructive and timely feedback