HILLSIDE COMMUNITY HOMEWORK SURVEY RESULTS Presentation at Hillside PTSA Meeting March 11 th , 2019 Hillside Building Leadership T eam: Amy Cazes, John DeKams, Suzanne Vaccaro, Tammie Cecere, Ali Griffin, Shannon Van Loon, Bowie McNeil, and Ruben Belasco Data Support: Bessie Wilkerson
HOMEWORK SURVEY SUMMARY • In February and March of 2019, Hillside students, teachers, and parents had the opportunity to respond to surveys about homework • The majority of participants saw value in homework • 76.4% of parent respondents reported that homework has some or many benefits • 59% of teacher respondents reported that homework is somewhat or very valuable • 62% of student respondents reported generally positive or neutral feelings about homework • There was a general consensus that homework reinforces skills learned at school and can also serve as an important vehicle for communication between home and school
HILLSIDE HOMEWORK SURVEY • Surveys were administered to Hillside parents, students, and teachers • 94% of Hillside students responded to the survey (587/625) • 372 Hillside parents responded to the survey and there are 489 families at Hillside • If only one parent per family participated, the family response rate is 76% • If every family had two parents, the parent response rate would be 38% • The truth is almost definitely somewhere in between • Approximately 98% of Hillside teachers responded to the survey (39/40)
PARENTS’ BELIEFS ABOUT HOMEWORK HW is most beneficial when assignments are varied and creative 112 My child needs assistance 84 My child completes HS independently or with minimal support 148 In elementary school prepares child for independence of HS in MS/HS 125 Is too repetitive 56 Provokes anxiety and stress 88 Teaches time management 94 Helps me know what my child does in school 201 Is too time consuming 52 Reinforces class lessons 195 0 50 100 150 200 250
KIDS’ REPORTS OF WHY HOMEWORK IS IMPORTANT So kids learn how to work independently 284 To teach responsibility to kids 148 So kids can see that learning is an all day thing 124 So teachers can see if students learned the lesson 352 To review and reinforce what you learned in school 384 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
TYPES OF HOMEWORK (TEACHER REPORT) 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade Math Review Language Arts Content Projects Motor Skills
TEACHER REPORTS OF PRIMARY PURPOSE OF HOMEWORK 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade Foster Independence Reinforce Skills Facilitate Communication w/ Home Small Projects
TEACHER REPORTS OF VALUE OF HOMEWORK 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade Not Valuable Neutral Valuable
PARENTS FEELINGS ABOUT HOMEWORK
PARENTS’ REPORTS OF STRESS
KIDS ’ FEELINGS
PARENTS BELIEFS ABOUT HOMEWORK TIME 350 326 300 236 250 200 176 171 147 150 127 119 110 108 100 56 56 46 32 31 50 18 19 17 13 13 12 9 10 3 3 2 0 Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 0-10 min 11-20 min 21-30 min 31-40 min no opinion
TEACHERS’ BELIEFS ABOUT HOMEWORK TIME 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade None 0-10 min 11-20 min 21-30 min 31-40 min More than 40
STUDENT REPORTS OF “NORMAL” TIME SPENT 90 78 80 66 70 60 60 60 51 51 48 50 40 31 25 30 24 17 17 20 12 11 9 7 6 5 5 10 4 0 Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 0-10 min 11-20 min 21-30 min More than 30 min
STUDENT BELIEFS ABOUT HOMEWORK TIME 80 71 70 61 58 60 55 52 51 46 50 40 34 33 30 23 22 18 20 15 11 11 9 6 10 5 4 2 0 Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 0-10 min 11-20 min 21-30 min More than 30 min
APPENDIX
PARENT BELIEFS ABOUT HOMEWORK BY CHILD’S GRADE 40 35 33 33 35 31 31 30 30 25 25 24 24 25 22 19 20 17 16 16 14 13 13 15 12 12 12 11 11 11 10 9 10 6 6 4 4 5 0 Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade JH or HS I wish there was none Some benefits, some concerns Neutral Few concerns, many benefits Love HW
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