Madhawa Nair, Subadrah (2015) Exploring Malaysian students’ perception of homework, time spent on homework and how they do their homework. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 9 (37 S). pp. 272-278. ISSN 1991-8178

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Abstract

Background: Several researchers had stressed the importance of homework in enhancing students’ academic achievements and improving their self-regulatory learning (Cooper, 2007; Bembenutty, 2011).Debates on the importance of homework in enhancing students’ academic achievements are ongoing among researchers, parents and teachers. This paper is based on a descriptive study carried out on 876 Year Five (11 years old) primary school students in Malaysia.The data was collected using questionnaires.Objective: The objective of the study is to explore students’ perception of homework, investigate the time spent on homework and how students do their homework.Results: The findings revealed that majority of Year Five students have positive perception towards homework. The study also revealed that there is a significant difference in students’ perception towards homework according to school type and gender.The findings also indicated that 61% of Year Five students spent between one to two hours daily in doing their homework.The results also showed that most of the students did homework on their own (81.2%), 72.5% sought help from teachers and 68.9% sought help from their parents or family members. Conclusion: It is hoped that this study can shed some light and provide guidelines for teachers and Malaysian Education Ministry in planning homework for primary school children as a tool in assisting student learning.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Homework, Elementary school, Gender, Location, Time spent
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	School of Education & Modern Languages
Depositing User:	PM Dr. Subadrah a/p Madhawa Nair
Date Deposited:	17 Apr 2016 07:50
Last Modified:	17 Apr 2016 07:50
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/17938

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