Increasing Parental Awareness of the Importance of Math Homework for Third Grade Students.

Autor/in	Mills, Jeanne
Titel	Increasing Parental Awareness of the Importance of Math Homework for Third Grade Students.
Quelle	(1989), (115 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Praktikumsbericht; Elementary School Mathematics; Grade 3; Homework; Mathematical Enrichment; Mathematics Achievement; Mathematics Education; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics Materials; Mathematics Teachers; Needs Assessment; Parent Influence; Parent Participation; Parent Student Relationship; Primary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Hausaufgabe; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Mathematische Bildung; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Mathematische Tafel; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Bedarfsermittlung; Elternmitwirkung; Primarbereich
Abstract	This practicum was designed to get parents of third grade students more involved in the math homework process. The primary goal was to enlist parents' help at home in the teaching of responsibility and time-management skills, and in the monitoring of the completion and return of this homework. A second aim was to increase the students' overall math achievement through consistent interaction between home and school. First a needs assessment survey was administered; next a parent workshop was held; and finally, a homework monitoring system was developed to bridge the gap between home and school. Results of the practicum show that parents learned the value of math homework, homework monitoring system were administered. Results of parent evaluation shows that parents who learned the value of math homework began to accept more responsibility for encouraging their child to do schoolwork at home, and learned math teaching methods. Through this parental involvement, 41 out of 51 students raised their rate of consistent homework return, and this, in turn, resulted in an increase in their math test scores and overall mathematics grades. The appendices include survey materials, parent workshop transparencies and materials, newsletters, teacher homework data sheets, and letters. Fifteen references are listed. (Author/YP)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01