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Question 1

By 2014-2017, how had daily homework time for 15-17 year-olds changed compared to 2003-2006?

Accepted Answer

rose by about 16 minutes. By 2014-2017, U.S. teens were doing about 16 more minutes of homework per day than a decade earlier, nearing a full hour daily.

Question 2

For elementary-age kids, what does research say about the link between homework and grades?

Accepted Answer

no improvement, or slightly negative. Studies on younger, elementary-age students find homework shows no improvement, or even a slight negative link, with grades — unlike for teens.

Question 3

According to research cited on the topic, which students tend to benefit most from doing homework?

Accepted Answer

low-achieving students. Research suggests low-achieving students actually benefit more from homework than high achievers do — even though teachers often assign them less.

Question 4

In that same 2007 survey, what share of students said they felt homework stress 'often' or 'very often'?

Accepted Answer

34%. Beyond the 89% who felt any homework stress, a smaller but still sizable 34% said they felt it 'often' or 'very often,' especially in high school.

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Going deeper

According to research cited on the topic, which students tend to benefit most from doing homework?

In that same 2007 survey, what share of students said they felt homework stress 'often' or 'very often'?

Expert level

By 2014-2017, how had daily homework time for 15-17 year-olds changed compared to 2003-2006?

For elementary-age kids, what does research say about the link between homework and grades?