Adolescents' Experience Doing Homework: Associations Among Context, Quality of Experience, and Outcomes

Extant data collected through the Experience Sampling Method - a signal contingent method for gathering data about students' immediate experiences - were analyzed to describe adolescents' subjective experiences doing homework. Analyses were conducted to explore variation in subjective expe...

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Published in:The School community journal 2008-10, Vol.18 (2), p.9
Main Authors: Shumow, Lee, Schmidt, Jennifer A, Kackar, Hayal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Achievement Need
Adolescents
Affective Behavior
Cognitive Development
Context Effect
Depression (Psychology)
Expectation
Grades (Scholastic)
Homework
Middle school students
Parent Participation
Sampling
Secondary schools
Self Esteem
Statistical Analysis
Student Motivation
Studies
Teenagers
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Summary:Extant data collected through the Experience Sampling Method - a signal contingent method for gathering data about students' immediate experiences - were analyzed to describe adolescents' subjective experiences doing homework. Analyses were conducted to explore variation in subjective experience in relation to the contexts in which homework was completed, and in relation to academic and social-emotional outcomes. Students' cognitive, affective, and motivational states showed significant variations depending on who they were with when they were doing homework, as well as whether homework was their primary or secondary activity. Variations in the quality of homework experience were, in turn, significantly associated with several outcomes, such as self-esteem, future expectations, and school grades. Findings are discussed in terms of contributions to the homework literature by addressing the much needed link between homework and students' cognitive, affective, and motivational states. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1059-308X