1. How Does Homework Assist Learning English in Grade 10 ?!! Done by:Zainab Aidroos EDU590

2. The outline - Introduction - Background: * my motive * the purpose of the research - Literature Review - Methods: 1- research questions 2- participnts - Strategies - Data Collection 1- online books 2- websites 3- Questionnaires 4- interview - Data Analysis - Findings and discussion - Limitations - Conclusion - References

3. What is homework ? “an extension of the classroom which allows students to internalize information that has been presented in class.” - a link between home and school in which parents will be able to monitor their siblings. H.W nurtures students.

4. The benefits of H.W 1- check students’ understanding. 2- continue the purpose of learning 3- develop accountability. 4-help students to manage their time.

5. Some reasons for not doing H.W 1- absence 2- not understanding the content of H.W 3-time pressure 4-H.W is pointless 5-H.W is boring & repetitive

6. The parties that are responsible of H.W Students Parents Teachers

7. Results from students

8. The results Most students agree (positive feeling) -H.W stores info in their memory 59% -like to have different types of QS 85% -discussion leads to better answers 91% -their teachers reward/punish them for doing/not doing H.W 71% -like to share homework with their classmates.88% Some of them disagree(negative feeling) to have a daily homework. 71% ask for help. 50% their teachers give challenging QS. 44% Neutral (mixed feeling) H.W lead to comprehension.53% Increase motivation. 44%

9. Results from parents

10. The results: Agree: Teachers give daily H.W. 59% Their siblings complain about H.W 74% Enforce studying.91% Make them responsible & accountable 85% Disagree: Help siblings 33% Check correctness 33% A waste of time. 68% Neutral: Teachers give different types of QS 50% Give thinking QS 59% Relate H.W to real life.62%

11. Results from teachers

12. Agree: Give students daily H.W 50% Give different types of QS 79% Students depend on different sources in answering QS 79% Discussing QS leads to better answers 79% Increases achievements 71% Reward /punish students for doing/not doing H.W 71% Give challenging QS 79% Diagree: All the students answer H.W 71% H.W is a waste of time.79% Neutral: Students themselves answer H.W 50%

13. Results of the interview -sets the H.W as a kind of revision & improve thiking skills. -Not daily because students don’t have enough time because of exams. -she prefers to ask students why and how they reach such results. -she prefers to give her sudents reading tasks as H.W because this will improve the other 3 skills.She refers to reading as “a pearl”

14. Conclusions At school: Teachers: -explinations of how to complete H.W -provide feedback and comments *summative *formative -reward &punish -encourage students to discover their weaknesses -motivate them by giving them activities they like -recommend a suitable amount of H.W

15. At home: Parents: 1-environment:ask them/lightening is enough/ the size of the desk and chair is appropraite. 2- supplies:calender 3-routines:specific time/no distractions Reminders of doing and completing H.W

16. H.W will improve academic acheievments under certain circumstances 1- collect & return them in a timely manner 2-have feedback and comments 3-have purpose in which they see the value of doing it. 4-moderate amount of H.W 5-not used as a punishment 6-not something you didn’t mention in class. 7-Generally, make it a kind of revision