“Homework Should Be…but We Do Not Live in an Ideal World”: Mathematics Teachers’ Perspectives on Quality Homework and on Homework Assigned in Elementary and Middle Schools

Existing literature has analyzed homework characteristics associated with academic results. Researchers and educators defend the need to provide quality homework, but there is still much to be learned about the characteristics of quality homework (e.g., purposes, type). Acknowledging that teachers p...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors:	Pedro Rosário, Jennifer Cunha, Tânia Nunes, Ana Rita Nunes, Tânia Moreira, José Carlos Núñez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Subjects:	perceived quality homework homework characteristics math teachers’ perspectives elementary school middle school
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00224/full

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