RT Journal Article
T1 The relationship between homework and the academic progress of children in Spain during compulsory elementary education: a twin fixed-effects approach
A1 Jerrim, John
A1 López-Agudo, Luis Alejandro
A1 Marcenaro-Gutiérrez, Óscar David
K1 Deberes escolares en casa
K1 Profesores de enseñanza primaria - Evaluación
K1 Educación - Modelos matemáticos
AB Homework has traditionally been considered positive for students’ academic achievement, to the extent that it makes children more responsible while learning. Nevertheless, making students do a large amount of homework has been one of the most criticised practices in recent years. Parental associations have long held the view that Spanish elementary school pupils spend too much time on homework. This situation is so alarming that it has recently caused a ‘homework strike’, which has been supported by many children's parents. Furthermore, being assigned an excessive amount of homework is a serious problem which extends well beyond Spain. In light of this context, this article aims to provide new evidence on the relationship between homework and academic performance. To carry out this research, rich longitudinal census data, together with a twin fixed-effects approach and value-added models, have been used. In this way, we can control for variables that are the same within twins, allowing us to generate a better understanding of the association between homework time and primary children's academic achievement. Our main finding is that homework is not associated with young people's academic achievement (at least within this specific country context).
PB Wiley
YR 2019
FD 2019-07-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/39323
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/39323
LA eng
NO Jerrim, J., López-Agudo, L. A., Marcenaro-Gutiérrez, O. D. (2019). “The relationship between homework and the academic progress of children in Spain during compulsory elementary education: a twin fixed-effects approach”. British Educational Research Journal, 45(5), 1021–1049.
NO https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/id/publication/5011
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026