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  1. Stanford research shows pitfalls of homework

    A Stanford researcher found that students in high-achieving communities who spend too much time on homework experience more stress, physical health problems, a lack of balance and even alienation ...

  2. More than two hours of homework may be counterproductive, research

    They cite prior research indicating that homework benefits plateau at about two hours per night, and that 90 minutes to two and a half hours is optimal for high school. ... 56 percent of the students considered homework a primary source of stress, according to the survey data. Forty-three percent viewed tests as a primary stressor, while 33 ...

  3. Is homework a necessary evil?

    As homework load increased, so did family stress, the researchers found (American Journal of Family Therapy, 2015). Many high school students also seem to be exceeding the recommended amounts of homework. Pope and Galloway recently surveyed more than 4,300 students from 10 high-achieving high schools. ... Review of Educational Research, 76(1 ...

  4. (PDF) Investigating the Effects of Homework on Student ...

    Homework has long been a topic of social research, but rela-tively few studies have focused on the teacher's role in the homework process. Most research examines what students do, and whether and ...

  5. Is it time to get rid of homework? Mental health experts weigh in

    Emmy Kang, mental health counselor at Humantold, says studies have shown heavy workloads can be "detrimental" for students and cause a "big impact on their mental, physical and emotional health ...

  6. Addressing Student Mental Health Through the Lens of Homework Stress

    Keywords: homework, stress, mental health The outcomes of adolescent mental health is a threat to students' health and wellbeing, more so than it ever has been in the modern era. As of 2019, the CDC reported a nearly 40. percent increase in feelings of sadness or hopelessness over the last ten years, and similar.

  7. Learning and memory under stress: implications for the classroom

    Research over the past two decades identified stress and the hormones and neurotransmitters released during and after a stressful event as major modulators of human learning and memory processes ...

  8. Homework Stress: Construct Validation of a Measure

    HOMEWORK STRESS 407 parents around homework and adopt Mikhail's (1985) holistic definition of psychological stress: ... As a result, there has been a reorientation in stress research from a nearly exclusive emphasis on major events to an appreciation of the significance of minor environmental stressors. These minor stressors are an ...

  9. Homework and Children in Grades 3-6: Purpose, Policy and ...

    Background Increasing academic demands, including larger amounts of assigned homework, is correlated with various challenges for children. While homework stress in middle and high school has been studied, research evidence is scant concerning the effects of homework on elementary-aged children. Objective The objective of this study was to understand rater perception of the purpose of homework ...

  10. Reducing homework stress by increasing adoption of need-supportive

    Homework stress is typically assessed by self-reports collected at a single time point or at different times during a typical school week (e.g., Kackar et al., 2011). ... Study 1 showed that of all the sources of stress, beyond those addressed in previous research such as the amount of homework assigned and the child's academic skills (Kouzma ...

  11. Does homework really work?

    • 74 percent of students say homework is a source of stress, defined as headaches, exhaustion, sleep deprivation, weight loss, and stomach problems. ... Cooper's research at Duke University shows there is no measurable academic advantage to homework. For middle-schoolers, Cooper found there is a direct correlation between homework and ...

  12. Full article: The impact of stress on students in secondary school and

    Previous research indicates that self-reported stress is associated with the presentation of anxious states and lower well-being (Carter, Garber, ... Indeed, the abovementioned OECD survey reports that anxiety about schoolwork, homework and tests has a negative impact on students' academic performance in science, mathematics and reading. ...

  13. Homework Stress and Learning Disability: The Role of Parental Shame

    Previous research has shown that student homework stress is related to situational factors (e.g., amount of homework and time needed to complete it; Kouzma & Kennedy, 2002) and personal factors such as self-efficacy (Murray et al., 2006), the value attributed to homework (Xu, 2005), perfectionism, and coping skills (Wuthrich et al., 2020).

  14. Is Homework Good for Kids? Here's What the Research Says

    The research. The most comprehensive research on homework to date comes from a 2006 meta-analysis by Duke University psychology professor Harris Cooper, who found evidence of a positive ...

  15. Key findings about online learning and the homework ...

    A year into the outbreak, an increasing share of U.S. adults said that K-12 schools have a responsibility to provide all students with laptop or tablet computers in order to help them complete their schoolwork at home during the pandemic. About half of all adults (49%) said this in the spring 2021 survey, up 12 percentage points from a year ...

  16. Is it time to get rid of homework? Mental health experts weigh in

    Emmy Kang, mental health counselor at Humantold , says studies have shown heavy workloads can be "detrimental" for students and cause a "big impact on their mental, physical and emotional health ...

  17. Homework Wars: High School Workloads, Student Stress, and How Parents

    Studies of typical homework loads vary: In one, a Stanford researcher found that more than two hours of homework a night may be counterproductive.The research, conducted among students from 10 high-performing high schools in upper-middle-class California communities, found that too much homework resulted in stress, physical health problems and a general lack of balance.

  18. Homework and Mental Health: Striking the Right Balance

    This research suggests that reducing homework workload outside of class may benefit sleep quality and mental fitness. Additionally, a study presented by Frontiers in Psychology emphasized the significant health implications for high school students facing chronic stress, including emotional exhaustion and substance use.

  19. Is Homework Necessary? Education Inequity and Its Impact on Students

    Negative Effects of Homework for Students. While some amount of homework may help students connect to their learning and enhance their in-class performance, too much homework can have damaging effects. Students with too much homework have elevated stress levels. Students regularly report that homework is their primary source of stress.

  20. How Teacher Stress Management Is Crucial for Handling Student Mental Health

    One promising model expanding in Chicago aims to train educators to navigate their own stress while supporting students with mental health problems in their classes. A three-year evaluation of the ...

  21. Can scientists 'solve' stress? They're trying.

    May 14, 2024. As modern-day stress ratchets up to what feels like unbearable levels, researchers are striving to learn more about the precise mechanisms through which it affects our body and mind ...

  22. The power of positive parenting: How warmth and support shield ...

    The hippocampus is a region of the brain that plays a critical role in learning and memory and is also highly susceptible to stress, and the tissue is deemed a "critical component of the limbic ...

  23. Research: How Remote Work Impacts Women at Different Stages of Their

    While much has been said about the potential benefits of remote work for women, recent research examines how working from home affects the professional development of female software engineers at ...

  24. Homework Stress: Construct Validation of a Measure

    This article presents 2 studies aimed at validating a measure of stress experienced by children and parents around the issue of homework, applying Benson's program of validation (Benson, 1998 ...

  25. Mental Health and Occupational Stress in the Emergency Medical Services

    No study reported on the incidence of mental health or occupational stress issues among Emergency Medical Service (EMS) clinicians or telecommunicators.; Prevalence of mental health or occupational stress issues:. Among telecommunicators during routine practice, the prevalence of depression is 15.5 percent, suicidal ideation is 12.4 percent, suicide plans is 5.7 percent, suicide attempts is 0. ...

  26. How to Reduce Homework Stress

    Encourage your child to start their homework as early as possible. Help them review their assignments, make a plan for what needs to be completed, and then dive in. Naturally, children are more tired later in the evening which can lead to more stress. 4. Encourage Breaks. If you can see your child becoming frustrated or overwhelmed by their ...

  27. Heat Stress and Urban Resilience: How Should We Plan for the Increasing

    The project addresses the issue of heat stress in vulnerable urban communities, exacerbated by the urban heat island effect, which disproportionately impacts vulnerable populations and contributes to socioeconomic and health disparities.

  28. PDF Homework Stress: Construct Validation of a Measure

    The goal of this article is to present a measure of the level of stress around homework that is experienced by children and parents (based on Levin et al., 1997), and to support its construct validity (cf. Benson, 1998). Benson's (1998) strong program of validation included three stages: the substantive stage (in which the researcher defines ...

  29. Cysteine and resistance to oxidative stress: implications for ...

    Cysteine and resistance to oxidative stress: implications for virulence and antibiotic resistance Alexandra Tikhomirova 1 , Mohammad M Rahman 2 ... SA 5005, Australia; University of Adelaide, Research Centre for Infectious Disease (RCID) and Australian Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Ecology (ACARE), Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.

  30. HDAC4 represses ER stress induced chondrocyte apoptosis by inhibiting

    Background The present study evaluated whether the lack of histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4) increases endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced chondrocyte apoptosis by releasing activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) in human osteoarthritis (OA) cartilage degeneration. Methods Articular cartilage from the tibial plateau was obtained from patients with OA during total knee replacement. Cartilage ...