Where Do Children Study?

Gender and Homework Management Reported by High School Students

“…The finding that girls reported spending more time on homework was consistent with similar findings from other studies, including one study of 387 students in grades 5-9 in an urban community (Patton, et al, 1983) and another study of 401 students in grades 5-9 in one urban community and one suburban community (Leone & Richards, 1989), as well as nationally representative surveys of 20,612 10th-grade students in 1990 and again in 1992 in the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988 (Mau & Lynn, 2000). Given the findings that girls were more carefully managing their homework (i.e., managing their workspace, budgeting time, and monitoring and controlling emotions) and spent more time doing homework, it is not surprising to find that girls were less likely to come to class without homework.…”

“…Unlike the students in the Patton et al (1983) study, the students in Benson's study (1988) identified a wide range of homework distractions in addition to television. Unfortunately, like the previous study, no data were available in Benson's study about whether there were gender differences in identifying and dealing with these homework distractions.…”

“…Patton, Stinard, and Routh (1983) surveyed the home study conditions of 387 students in grades 5-9 at two elementary schools and one junior high school in an urban area. Two questionnaire items asked students to indicate their judgments about the effects of TV and radio or stereo on the performance of home study by rating them as helpful (scored 2), neutral (scored 1), or bothersome (score 0).…”

Middle‐School Homework Management: More than just gender and family involvement

“…Children across a range of socio-economic backgrounds continue to experience distractions while doing homework well into the middle-school years (Beentjes, Koolstra, & van der Voort, 1996;Benson, 1988;Leone & Richards, 1989;Patton, Stinard, & Routh, 1983;Pool, van der Voort, Beentjes, & Koolstra, 2000;Wober, 1992). Meanwhile, they are expected to assume increasing responsibility in arranging their learning environment, in managing time, and in monitoring their homework activities (Cooper, 1989;Cooper, Lindsay, & Nye, 2000;Corno & Xu, 2004;Schunk & Zimmerman, 1994;Xu, 2004;Xu & Corno, 1998).…”

Children’s Media Use and Homework Time

“…A study by Pool, Koolstra and van der Voort (2003) found that students performed more poorly on two types of homework assignments if they simultaneously watched a soap opera but not if music was playing in the background while they worked. Patton, Stinard, and Routh (1983) noted that students considered the TV a moderate distracter but music as beneficial. However, research has been inconclusive as to whether academic performance is enhanced with background pop or rock music, which is the genre preferred by most students (Adriano and DiPaola 2010).…”