Creating tasks with a focus on students’ autonomy—by providing choices, for example—helps them see the relevance of homework.

"This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters." The education sector has sleepwalked into a quagmire. While many California high schools and colleges maintain ...

I used to assign more typical homework. Then, several years ago, a parent asked what my goal was for the assignments. It made me think, and I realized I was assigning homework because I thought that’s ...

Homework should be engaging and aligned to Common Core standards, which allow students to develop deeper-level learning skills—such as analysis or conceptualization—that help them increase retention ...

Students watch as their after-school assignments — an extension of the classroom — pile up. Day after day, children and teens spend up to eight hours in school, sharpening their learning abilities and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Eighty-four percent of high school students use artificial intelligence for schoolwork, forcing educators to ...

Whether you’re in school or college, piles of homework must be getting on your nerves quite a lot. These days, academic curricula are so intense that students have to deal with a huge number of ...

Erika A. Patall is an assistant professor of educational psychology in the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin. November 12, 2014 When it comes to helping with homework, ...