The effect of homework upon the achievement of pupils in grade five arithmetic

Abstract

Statement of the Problem. The purpose of this study was to find out whether homework had some effect upon the achievement of the pupils. Specifically, the study wanted to answer two questions. (1) Which of the two methods affects the achievement of the pupils significantly, the one which, requires homework or the one which does not? (2) Is there any change in the variability of the groups as the result of the use of any of the methods? The researcher has not been concerned with the effect on pupils' performance of different techniques of handling homework. What she was much concerned about in this study was the direct effect of homework upon the achievement of pupils, regardless of the availability of reading materials.