Relationship between homework time and academic and non‐academic performance in China: A preliminary test of the nonlinear hypothesis

Inspired by complex system theory, this study adopts a multilevel piecewise regression model to examine the relationship between homework time and the development of students in different grades using a large‐scale testing database in China. The results indicate that the relationship between homewor...

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Published in:British educational research journal 2024-02, Vol.50 (1), p.218-240
Main Authors: Shao, Yueyang, Liu, Hongyun, Zhao, Pingping, Liu, Qimeng, Liu, Jian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
academic performance
Elementary school students
Homework
homework time
interest in learning
multilevel piecewise regression model
nonlinear effect
subjective well‐being
Time
Values
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Summary:Inspired by complex system theory, this study adopts a multilevel piecewise regression model to examine the relationship between homework time and the development of students in different grades using a large‐scale testing database in China. The results indicate that the relationship between homework time and students’ performance is positive when homework time is less than the cut‐off values and becomes negative when homework time is greater than the cut‐off values. For different dependent variables, the cut‐off values of homework time differ but are all within a range (1–1.2 h for grade 4 and 1.7–2 h for grade 8). The reasons for the difference in cut‐off values among students in different grades are discussed.
ISSN:0141-1926
1469-3518
DOI:10.1002/berj.3920