Study
Questions for Discussion
1. What was the variable of interest? pg 4
2. How was the sample chosen? pg 2/3/4
3. Were private schools included? pg 5
4. What does control mean? pg 4/5
5. What is a possible explanation as to why math may benefit from additional homework? pg 12
6. How many pages long is this study?
1. Test scores
ReplyDelete2. Chosen from random schools based on race and gender.
3. No
4. Control means that it is the group of students who receive a base amount of homework. Students were assigned a base amount of homework for the control and the independent variable either have more or less homework.
5. Math is learned through practice so more practice leads to improved scores.
6. 20 pages no including the appendix and references.
1. Test scores
ReplyDelete2. Randomly chosen from public middle schools.
3. No
4. Control means variables that do not change or effect the results of the dependent variable.
5. Repetition of doing math homework help the student learn better. Also parents are likely to help students with their math homework than another subject.
6. The study is 33 pages long.
1. The variable of interest if hours of homework assigned weekly.
ReplyDelete2. The sample was chosen from random public middle schools
3. No
4. Control means something that does not change, which in this case is homework. Students always are assigned homework every night which is controlled by their teachers.
5. Math may benefit from additional homework because it is learned through repetition. Physically practicing math problems will help students learn and understand the material and will help them do future problems.
6. This study is 33 pages.
1. The variable of interest are the test scores.
ReplyDelete2. The sample was chosen at a public middle school.
3. Private schools were not included.
4. Control means that this group is not effected by the variable. The group that gets the same amount of homework is the control and the group that receives more or less than that are considered to be experimental.
5. Math may benefit because you learn math better through practice and repetition.
6. The study is 33 pages long.
1. The variable is test scores.
ReplyDelete2. Public school, grades 6-8.
3. No
4. Control: part of population studied that does not change based on variable and also does not effect the result
5. Unlike many other subjects, full and successful understanding is based on repeated practice.
6. The study is 33 pages.
1. The variable of interest was the hours of homework assigned weekly.
ReplyDelete2. The sample was chosen from random public middle schools.
3. No.
4. Control refers to the group that remains unaffected by the variable. It is used to compare against the experimental group in order to witness the effects of the variable.
5. Math may benefit from additional homework because Math is learned through repetition and practice.
6. The study totals 33 pages long.
1. variable of interest is the amount of homework assigned each week per subject
ReplyDelete2. the sample was chosen randomly from 8th graders in public schools
3. no
4. control is a group that hasn't been a effected by the variable of interest, in order to compare the results of the experiment
5. math could benefit because math this best learned through practicing and repeating
6. the study is 33 pages
1. The variable is the amount of homework that the students are assigned.
ReplyDelete2. The sample is chosen randomly through public middle schools.
3. No
4. Control means that this group is not effected by the variable.
5. Math is learned best by repetition.
6. This study is 33 pages long.
1. Test scores were the variable of interest.
ReplyDelete2. The sample is chosen at random from public middle schools.
3. Nope.
4. Control means the variables that don't change, which are then used to compare against the experimental variable.
5. Math is best learned through repetition and nightly practice.
6. 33 pages long.
1. The variable of interest is test scores.
ReplyDelete2. The sample was chosen from random public middle schools.
3. No
4. The controls are the variables that do not change such as the group that receives the same amount of homework a night.
5. Math skills are improved through repetition, therefore having more math homework would improve a students math skills.
6. 33 pages excluding the title and two beginning pages.
1. the variable of interest is test scores
ReplyDelete2. The sample was chosen from a random public middle school
3. No
4. The controls are variables that are not effected by the variable of interest. It is used to compare against the experimental group in order to see any effect that has taken place.
5. Math skill are improved by repetition, therefore if more homework is assigned a student's math skills will improve through the repetition of problems
6. This study is 33 pages long; excluding the title and two beginning pages
1. The variable of interest was the hours of homework assigned weekly.
ReplyDelete2. The sample was taken from middle schools across the country, and each of the 1032 schools selected contained up to 26 students for the study.
3. No.
4. The controls are not effected by the variable and do not change during the experiment.
5. Math problems are not memorization. They instead utilize processes, which become easier and well-remembered with repetition.
6. The study is 33 pages long.
1. The variable of interest is the measurement of test scores.
ReplyDelete2. The sample was randomly chosen from public middle school students.
3. No, only public schools.
4. A control experiment is one that is not affected by the variable of interest.
5. Math is a skill-based subject that is improved with practice. Students can become better and faster in math through repetition.
6. 33 pages.
1. The variable of interest that was measured in this study was the amount of hours of homework given per week.
ReplyDelete2. The sample was based upon eighth grade middle schoolers, each school was picked upon size (1032 out of 40,000), and each 26 students were picked baseed upon race, gender, etc..
3. Private schools were not included, only public schools were tested.
4. Control means the factor that stays constant and doesn't change.
5. A possible reason for why more homework in math can lead to better grades is because math is a subject where you use common laws and apply it these laws to solve for your answer. Math is a subject that practice brings perfection. Rather than other subjects that just have facts that can only be remembered through memorization.
6. The actual study material is 33 pages long.
The variable of interest is the hours of homework assigned per week.
ReplyDelete2. The sample was randomly chosen throughout public middle schools; students were chosen by age, gender, and race.
3. No
4. Control is the variable that does not change that can be compared to the variable of interest.
5. A reason for why more math homework could be beneficial is that math is learned by doing the problems, not just simple memorization. Repetition boosts learning in math.
6. 33 pages
1. The variable of interest in this specific study was the amount of hours of homework assigned weekly.
ReplyDelete2. The sample was chosen in two stages first based on the size of the school, then up to 26 students randomly bases on race and gender.
3. Private schools were not included in the sample, and the study says it was limited to public schools only.
4. Control means that the thing was unchanged or constant, where as the experimental was altered and differed from that of the control
5. A possible explanation as to why more math homework is beneficial is that math isn’t all about memorizing facts, dates, etc.. it is about being given a method or theory, and applying. Mastering these methods is only accomplished by practice, and by doing more homework, students are able to get better scores on tests.
6. The length in pages of the study is 33 pages.
1. The variable of interest is test scores pg 4
ReplyDelete2. The sample was randomly chosen from public middle schools
3. Private schools were not included
4. The control is not affected by the variable of intrest
5. A possible explanation as to why math may benefit from additional homework is that math is taught best using repitition
6. This study is 33 pages long
1. The variable of interest was the hours of homework assigned weekly
ReplyDelete2. The sample was chosen randomly from 8th graders at various public schools
3. Private schools weren't included
4. Control means that this variable remains unchanged
5. Math may benefit from additional homework because math requires solving problems and not simple memorization
6. 33 pages long
1. The variable of interest is test scores of 8th grade students.
ReplyDelete2. The sample was chosen in two parts. The first part was narrowing down over 40,000 eighth grade schools and then they went by size. The second part was randomly choosing 26 kids in each class/school to do the experiment.
3. Private schools were not included in the sample.
4. Control is a variable that does not change when compared to the variable of interest.
5. A possible explanation as to why math may benefit from additional homework is because then you repeat it over and over again will learn the concepts better.
6. The study is 33 pages long.
1. Test scores of middle school students
ReplyDelete2. The sample was randomly chosen throughout public schools, race and gender played roles in the student selection.
3. No ma'am
4. Control is the factor that is not affected by the other variable(s)
5. Math is a subject that is entirely based on application. So the more practicing the easier it gets to understand the abstract concepts
6. 33 pages
1. The variable of interest was the student's test scores.
ReplyDelete2. The samples were chosen at random from public middle schools.
3. No, the private schools were not included, only public schools.
4. Control, in this case, means that the “base group” of students will have a specified amount of homework that will remain constant and not interfere with the variable.
5. Math requires a lot of practice for a student to pick up the skill and be able to retain it. With math being the subject with the most parental help out of any other, students might benefit more by having math homework every night.
6. This study is 33 pages long.
1. The variable of interest was the amount of homework assigned per week.
ReplyDelete2. The sample was randomly chosen from eighth graders in public middle schools.
3. No, private schools were not included.
4. Control is the group which remains unaffected by the variable of interest so that experimental groups may be compared to something.
5. Math students is a subject that is learned through practice and repetition so it is beneficial to have homework.
6. The study is 33 pages long.
1. The variable of interest was the test scores of the students.
ReplyDelete2. The sample was chosen randomly from public middle schools.
3. No, private schools were not included.
4. Control is the variable that is not affected by other variables.
5. Math is a subject that requires a lot of practice in order to fully understand the concepts, therefore it is beneficial to have homework.
6. The study is 33 pages long (including references)
1. The variable of interest is the impact of homework on test scores.
ReplyDelete2. The sample was chosen at random of middle school students.
3. Private schools were not included.
4. A control is a group that does not change, and is unaffected by other variables.
5. Math is a subject that takes understanding and practice to do better.
6. The study was 33 pages.
1. The variable of interest is the test scores.
ReplyDelete2. The sample was chosen randomly from public middle school students.
3. No, private schools were not included.
4. A control is a variable that remains unchanged within an experiment as a point of reference.
5. Additional homework is beneficial in math because above all other subjects, math requires practice and repetition for complete comprehension.
6. The study was 33 pages long including references.
1 test scores
ReplyDelete2 they were randomly selected from middle schools
3 no
4 control is the group that doesnt change what its doing
5 when you keep repeating what your doing it gets drilled into your head so you cant forget it
6 33 pages