Chicago public high school seniors do considerably less homework than high school seniors nationally¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2006 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Nationally 21 percent of seniors report 10 or more homework hours per week, compared to only 10 percent of seniors in Chicago public high schools. → Jenny Nagaoka 2006

Evidence¶

Jenny Nagaoka 2006¶

Jenny Nagaoka, Ginger Stoker, Vanessa Coca, and Melissa Roderick. (2006). Results about Postsecondary Preparation from the 2005 Survey at Sample School. Consortium on Chicago School Research. http://www.postsecondary.cps.k12.il.us/postsecond/opendoors.html

q2 · i? · associational · r?

Senior survey item on hours of homework per week; the report states "Nationally, 21 percent of seniors reported doing 10 or more hours per week, compared to only 10 percent of seniors in Chicago public high schools."

"Seniors in Chicago public high schools did considerably less homework compared to high school seniors nationally. Nationally, 21 percent of seniors reported doing 10 or more hours per week, compared to only 10 percent of seniors in Chicago public high schools."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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