Improving Secondary Students Homework Completion
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2020-07-20
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Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the rate of completion of secondary student’s homework
assignments, comparing traditional paper/pencil and digital assignments. The measurement tool is a
pre-score and post-score based on submission of weekly homework. The data used spanned two
semesters, with four assignments from each of the semesters. The first semester assignments were
pencil and paper and the second semester assignments were digital. Two US History classes of ninth
graders (n = 62) were participants in the study. The mean number of assignments completed was
significantly higher under the digital condition (Mean = 3.10, SD = 1.22) than under the traditional
pencil and paper condition (Mean = 2.81, SD = 1.08) [t (61) = 2.04, p = .046]. . This study was
timely considering the pandemic closing schools and the transition to distance learning. More
intensive research and study into digital learning will be informative as schools move forward
providing online instruction.