The data from a survey of high school math and science teachers show that in the district of Sanlee many of these teachers reported assigning daily homework, whereas in the district of Marlee, most science and math teachers reported assigning homework no more than two or three days per week. Despite receiving less frequent homework assignments, Marlee students earn better grades overall and are less likely to be required to repeat a year of school than are students in Sanlee. These results call into question the usefulness of frequent homework assignments. Most likely the Marlee students have more time to concentrate on individual assignments than do the Sanlee students who have homework every day. Therefore teachers in our high schools should assign homework no more than twice a week.
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.
The question of the effectiveness of homework between the Sanlee and Marlee school districts is not at all unfounded. Unfortunately, the author bases the decision of more or less homework solely on the correlation between the quantity of homework and students' overall grades. Granted this could be part of the solution however improved grades is not encompassed solely by the amount of homework issued to students. To arrive at the conclusion on the quantity of homework a comprehensive overview needs to be completed into the quality of homework alongside the districts' demographics.
Both schools issue homework regularly, however, Sanlee is daily while Marlee is two to three times a week. At this juncture the issue becomes a question of quality verses quantity of homework. Granted Sanlee issues more homework but what the depth and breadth of these homework assignment? Unless managed by a board students from different districts even different classrooms of the same school receive different homework assignments.
Similarly, demographics play an integral role in the performance of students throughout various districts. Additional factors which could impact student success could be institutional such as teacher-student interaction, classroom cooperation and understanding. Similarly, external factors such as home and family life, study environment for most students or even the economics of the students' personal lives need to be taken into account. For example, Sanlee could be a district stricken with intense poverty and violence which could make homework an afterthought to being fed and staying alive.
To fully establish that less homework would be bennifitial to students in the Sanlee district, the author would need to show adequate proof that the quality of homework and the student demographic is the same for all intents and purposes.
Write a response in which you discuss what specific evidence is needed to evaluate the argument and explain how the evidence would weaken or strengthen the argument.
The question of the effectiveness of homework between the Sanlee and Marlee school districts is not at all unfounded. Unfortunately, the author bases the decision of more or less homework solely on the correlation between the quantity of homework and students' overall grades. Granted this could be part of the solution however improved grades is not encompassed solely by the amount of homework issued to students. To arrive at the conclusion on the quantity of homework a comprehensive overview needs to be completed into the quality of homework alongside the districts' demographics.
Both schools issue homework regularly, however, Sanlee is daily while Marlee is two to three times a week. At this juncture the issue becomes a question of quality verses quantity of homework. Granted Sanlee issues more homework but what the depth and breadth of these homework assignment? Unless managed by a board students from different districts even different classrooms of the same school receive different homework assignments.
Similarly, demographics play an integral role in the performance of students throughout various districts. Additional factors which could impact student success could be institutional such as teacher-student interaction, classroom cooperation and understanding. Similarly, external factors such as home and family life, study environment for most students or even the economics of the students' personal lives need to be taken into account. For example, Sanlee could be a district stricken with intense poverty and violence which could make homework an afterthought to being fed and staying alive.
To fully establish that less homework would be bennifitial to students in the Sanlee district, the author would need to show adequate proof that the quality of homework and the student demographic is the same for all intents and purposes.
