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Parent Involvement in Homework: A Research Synthesis

Parent Involvement in Homework: A Research Synthesis New emphasis is being placed on the importance of parent involvement in children’seducation. In a synthesis of research on the effects of parent involvement inhomework, a meta-analysis of 14 studies that manipulated parent training for homeworkinvolvement reveals that training parents to be involved in their child’s homeworkresults in (a) higher rates of homework completion, (b) fewer homework problems, and(c) possibly, improved academic performance among elementary school children. Ameta-analysis of 22 samples from 20 studies correlating parent involvement andachievement-related outcomes reveals (a) positive associations for elementary schooland high school students but a negative association for middle school students, (b) astronger association for parent rule-setting compared with other involvementstrategies, and (c) a negative association for mathematics achievement but a positiveassociation for verbal achievement outcomes. The results suggest that different typesof parent involvement in homework have different relationships to achievement andthat the type of parent involvement changes as children move through the schoolgrades. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Review of Educational Research SAGE

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SAGE
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ISSN
0034-6543
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1935-1046
DOI
10.3102/0034654308325185
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Abstract

New emphasis is being placed on the importance of parent involvement in children’seducation. In a synthesis of research on the effects of parent involvement inhomework, a meta-analysis of 14 studies that manipulated parent training for homeworkinvolvement reveals that training parents to be involved in their child’s homeworkresults in (a) higher rates of homework completion, (b) fewer homework problems, and(c) possibly, improved academic performance among elementary school children. Ameta-analysis of 22 samples from 20 studies correlating parent involvement andachievement-related outcomes reveals (a) positive associations for elementary schooland high school students but a negative association for middle school students, (b) astronger association for parent rule-setting compared with other involvementstrategies, and (c) a negative association for mathematics achievement but a positiveassociation for verbal achievement outcomes. The results suggest that different typesof parent involvement in homework have different relationships to achievement andthat the type of parent involvement changes as children move through the schoolgrades.

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Review of Educational ResearchSAGE

Published: Dec 1, 2008

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