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

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out whether homework has significant effect upon the achievement of the pupils in Grade V arithmetic.

The study was conducted in Puro Elementary School, District of Placer, Division of Masbate, and the subjects involved were Grade V pupils matched on the bases of age, sex, socio-economic status, arithmetic rating of pupils in Grade IV, and an initial test. There were fifty Grade V pupils with eight boys and seventeen girls in each group.