Student feedback on homework Information on time spent completing
homework Help required with homework Opinions for improvement Common problem areas
Mix of year 7, 8, 9 & 10 students Random sample taken from all English sets: Year 7: 16 boys, 10 girls Year 8: 14 boys, 12 girls Year 9: 8 boys, 7 girls Year 10: 8 boys, 7 girls
71 students completed survey on homework 68 attended workshop with O Davies & R Welden.
Homework Questionnaire
1) Roughly how many hours do you spend in a week on homework?
0< h ≤1 1< h ≤2 2< h ≤3 3< h ≤4 4< h ≤5 5< h ≤6 6< h ≤7 7 +
2) How many hours do you think you should spend on homework?
0< h ≤1 1< h ≤2 2< h ≤3 3< h ≤4 4< h ≤5 5< h ≤6 6< h ≤7 7 +
3) Are there times when you need help with your homework?
NeverSometime
s Often Always
4) If so who do you get help from
Parents Brothers / Sisters School LRC Other None
5) Do you know how to achieve your target grade
Yes No Sometimes
6) Do you get feedback on your homework
Yes No Sometimes
Estimated average time spent completing homework per week
2 hours 27 minutes
Estimated average time students think you should spend completing homework 2 hours 45 mins
No reward for completing homework
No incentive to complete homework sometimes
Amount of homework given weekly inconsistent especially in KS4
Homework is not always relevant to topics in lessons
Students do not like frog – many do not know how to use frog
KS3 students say homework is boring and tasks are repetitive
No consequence/sanction for non completion of homework
Students unhappy when they put in effort and others don’t complete and get away with it
Some teachers do not provide help when asked
KS4 generally do not like mymaths
SAM learning is disliked
Key Stage 3
RewardsMerits Letters homeCelebrationsTripsSanctionsDetentionsLetters homeName and shame
Key Stage 4
RewardsStamps towards an end of year tripExtended lunchCelebration lunchTripsSanctionsDetentionsLetters home
Key stage 3 Improved rewards and
sanctions system More fun, interactive
and relevant Tasks to be based on
work completed in class Teachers to provide help
and not say ‘you should have been listening’
Access to catch up lessons at lunch / after school with provision to assist getting home
Improved rewards system relevant to them
Relevant to lessons and/or coursework
Access to resources which are simple
Access to catch up lessons at lunch / after school with provision to assist getting home
Better co-ordinated approach to time scales i.e. coursework & controlled assessment
Key stage 4
