Evidence-based approaches to learning at home
Decades of research reveal surprising findings about homework: it has almost no benefit for elementary students, modest effects for middle schoolers, and diminishing returns even in high school. This module examines Harris Cooper's landmark meta-analyses, explains why most homework fails to produce genuine learning, introduces cognitive science principles like spaced practice, retrieval practice, and interleaving that actually work, provides strategies for managing homework without destroying family life, and explores alternatives like reading and passion projects that support development more effectively than worksheets.
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