1. WESTERN NEW ENGLANDUNIVERSITYED 601 - 51: Research MethodsSummer Session

2. The Relationship Between Homework and StudentAchievementResearch Completed by Brian Morse 3. FocusPrimary: What is the relationshipbetween homework and studentachievement?Secondary: Is there a greaterimpact on student achievementwhen completing homeworkonline vs. traditional pen andpaper assignments 4. BackgroundHomework policies have changed over the past 12 yearsSome teachers continue to insist that homework be givennightly while others have begun to soften on this stanceMany students have proven to be high achievers withoutever completing their homeworkAs the method of completing homework has changed, hasthis also changed the impact that homework has onachievement 5. BackgroundResearch conducted at Abby KelleyFoster Charter Public SchoolK-12 SchoolWorcester, MAResearch conducted in three differentFreshman US History I courses: College Fundamentals College Prep Honors 6. MethodsGroupingsEach class was divided into three equal groups:1. No Homework2. Traditional Pen and Paper Homework3. Online Homework 7. MethodsResearch would be broken into three weekly unitsEach Friday - Weekly AssessmentHomework groups would receive homework on two of theother nights during the weekData would be collected on individual scores and averages foreach group 8. MethodsPre-Assessment QuestionnairesPrior to each weekly assessment, students would complete a short questionnaire to gaugestudents preparednessPretest Questions: Circle the best answer for each statement1.I feel confident that I am prepared for this assessment.Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree2.There were enough activities during the week to allow me to do well.Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree 9. Data - Class D - HonorsStudentASSESS-1ASSESS-2ASSESS-3 StudentASSESS-1ASSESS-2ASSESS-3 StudentASSESS-1ASSESS-2ASSESS-31 89 78 78 10 89 100 94 19 83 83 942 83 78 78 11 89 94 89 20 89 89 833 89 83 94 12 100 94 94 21 83 94 834 83 94 83 13 83 89 89 22 67 72 945 78 83 89 14 89 83 89 23 100 83 946 94 83 100 15 78 78 83 24 94 94 947 67 78 67 16 78 83 83 25 83 100 788 78 67 78 17 89 94 94 26 100 94 949 83 94 94 18 89 83 89Averages A-1 A-2 A-3NONE 82.67 82.00 84.56ONLINE 87.11 88.67 89.33PEN 87.38 88.63 89.25Overall 85.65 86.35 87.65 10. Data - Class D - Honors100.0087.5075.0062.5050.00Class D - Honors LevelNONE ONLINE PEN Overall 11. Data - Class A - College PrepStudentASSESS-1 ASSESS-2 ASSESS-3 Student ASSESS-1 ASSESS-2 ASSESS-3 Student ASSESS-1 ASSESS-2 ASSESS-31 78 78 78 10 83 78 78 19 83 83 832 78 78 83 11 89 78 89 20 83 89 1003 72 67 67 12 83 83 94 21 83 79 794 67 61 78 13 78 89 89 22 71 79 795 94 100 89 14 78 83 73 23 89 83 946 61 72 72 15 83 89 83 24 83 79 837 78 72 78 16 89 94 78 25 83 94 838 78 89 89 17 83 83 83 26 78 89 899 89 89 83 18 61 83 72AveragesNONE 77.22 78.44 79.67ONLINE 80.78 84.44 82.11PEN 81.63 84.38 86.25Overall 79.81 82.35 82.54 12. Data - Class A - College Prep100.0087.5075.0062.5050.00Class A - College Prep - Level 2NONE ONLINE PEN OVERALLAssessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 13. Data - Class C - CollegeFundamentalsStudent ASSESS-1 ASSESS-2 ASSESS-3 Student ASSESS-1 ASSESS-2 ASSESS-3 Student ASSESS-1 ASSESS-2 ASSESS-31 67 56 61 5 72 83 72 9 78 83 942 61 56 61 6 89 94 83 10 83 83 833 56 72 56 7 83 83 83 11 78 94 784 72 72 67 8 83 89 94 12 83 78 83Averages A1 A-2 A-3NONE 64 64 61.25ONLINE 81.75 87.25 83PEN 80.5 84.5 84.5Overall 75.41667 78.58333 76.25 14. Data - Class C - CollegeFundamentals100.87.575.62.550.Class C - College Fundamentals - Level 3NONE ONLINE PEN OverallAssessment 1 Assessment 2 15. Data - Pretest QuestionnairesPretest Question ResponsesQuestion 1 I feel confident that I am prepared for this assessmentGroup No Homework Online Homework Pen and Paper Homeworkstronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreestronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreestronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreeAssessment 1- Question 1 2 2 18 0 2 18 1 1 6 13 1 0Assessment 2- Question 1 1 2 16 2 4 18 0 0 5 13 2 0Assessment 3- Question 1 1 2 14 4 3 17 2 0 8 10 2 0Average 1.33 2.00 16.00 2.00 3.00 17.67 1.00 0.33 6.33 12.00 1.67 0.00 16. Data - Pretest QuestionnairesPretest Question ResponsesQuestion 1 I feel confident that I am prepared for this assessmentGroup No Homework Online Homework Pen and Paper Homeworkstronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreestronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreestronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreeAssessment 1- Question 1 2 2 18 0 2 18 1 1 6 13 1 0Assessment 2- Question 1 1 2 16 2 4 18 0 0 5 13 2 0Assessment 3- Question 1 1 2 14 4 3 17 2 0 8 10 2 0Average 1.33 2.00 16.00 2.00 3.00 17.67 1.00 0.33 6.33 12.00 1.67 0.00 17. Data - Pretest QuestionnairesPretest Question ResponsesQuestion 1 I feel confident that I am prepared for this assessmentGroup No Homework Online Homework Pen and Paper Homeworkstronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreestronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreestronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreeAssessment 1- Question 1 2 2 18 0 2 18 1 1 6 13 1 0Assessment 2- Question 1 1 2 16 2 4 18 0 0 5 13 2 0Assessment 3- Question 1 1 2 14 4 3 17 2 0 8 10 2 0Average 1.33 2.00 16.00 2.00 3.00 17.67 1.00 0.33 6.33 12.00 1.67 0.00 18. Data - Pretest QuestionnairesQuestion 2 There were enough activities during the week to allow me to do well.Group No Homework Online Homework Pen and Paper Homeworkstronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreestronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreestronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreeAssessment 1- Question 2 0 4 8 10 3 19 0 0 5 14 1 0Assessment 2- Question 2 0 2 2 18 4 18 0 0 8 12 0 0Assessment 3- Question 2 0 2 2 18 4 18 2 0 8 12 0 0Average 0.00 2.67 4.00 15.33 3.67 18.33 0.67 0.00 7.00 12.67 0.33 0.00 19. Data - Pretest QuestionnairesQuestion 2 There were enough activities during the week to allow me to do well.Group No Homework Online Homework Pen and Paper Homeworkstronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreestronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreestronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreeAssessment 1- Question 2 0 4 8 10 3 19 0 0 5 14 1 0Assessment 2- Question 2 0 2 2 18 4 18 0 0 8 12 0 0Assessment 3- Question 2 0 2 2 18 4 18 2 0 8 12 0 0Average 0.00 2.67 4.00 15.33 3.67 18.33 0.67 0.00 7.00 12.67 0.33 0.00 20. Data - Pretest QuestionnairesQuestion 2 There were enough activities during the week to allow me to do well.Group No Homework Online Homework Pen and Paper Homeworkstronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreestronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreestronglyagree agree disagreestronglydisagreeAssessment 1- Question 2 0 4 8 10 3 19 0 0 5 14 1 0Assessment 2- Question 2 0 2 2 18 4 18 0 0 8 12 0 0Assessment 3- Question 2 0 2 2 18 4 18 2 0 8 12 0 0Average 0.00 2.67 4.00 15.33 3.67 18.33 0.67 0.00 7.00 12.67 0.33 0.00 21. ConclusionsHomework can have an impact on student achievementThe impact differs based on the level of studentThe higher the level, the less the impactLittle difference between the means by which homework iscompleted