How To Make Homework Effective For All Children

You might find it handy to see this research in other formats. So below are some newspaper articles with this research and a video of me speaking at the National Parents Council Education Conference. First of all there was my two-page article in the INTO magazine for primary school teachers, InTouch... see pages 56-57 of InTouch, the January/February 2019 issue   There followed a two-page article in the Irish Independent that featured this research:  the Irish Independent  [27th February 2019]  And then  the Irish Times piece  [4th June 2019] had a super article interviewing me, the Head of the National Parents Council, AND doing extra research such as following up with the Inspectors in the Dept of Education.  And here's a video of my talk at the National Parents Council Education Conference... You can either view it on the NPC's website on its resources page ( http://www.npc.ie/training-and-resources ) or directly here on its youtube page (which has the advantage of be

Below are two suggested sets of resources for teachers/schools revising how they do homework. (1) Questions Used for a one-page survey for children (2) Suggested quick and easy way for teachers to self-assess how they're doing leading and managing homework in their class (1) Questions Used for a One-Page Survey for Children These questions were formatted nicely on a page and one page given to each child. I read each question out loud as they were answering each question--so as to ensure consistency and to be able to answer any question(s)/ensure clarity. Important Survey for Children at Scoil Talbot — about your homework! T hink about the homework that you have got at Scoil Talbot in the different classes you’ve been in. We want to know what you think. How much do you normally enjoy homework? (Give an answer from 1 to 10. 1 is “Not at all” and 10 is “Totally”) How much does homework make you feel stressed (worried or upset)? (1 is “Not at all” and 10

Background Note: In January 2019 the INTO published a 1,200-word article by me on homework's effectiveness in their InTouch magazine which is posted to all primary school teachers in Ireland. The article was based on my April 2017 3,000-word Literature Review.  The 1,200 word article should soon (sometime in March) be available by clicking on the 2019 January/February 2019 InTouch magazine  and then going to pages 56-57. OR, for the moment, click here for the 'Current Issue' (this link doesn't seem to work in Chrome, but it does work in Firefox and maybe other browsers too) and again go to pages 56-57.  Below is the full Literature Review...which, importantly, at the end lists all references if you want to get more detail...   Title: How can we make homework effective for all children? Author: Martin Stuart 24th April, 2017  Part One: Introduction With this assignment I hope to propose directions for improving homework practices in Ireland.