Teachers guide parents on homework support types and hold family meetings on learning goals¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · 4 claims (4 for) · 1 study (1 associational), q3 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 4 claims rest on one study

Description¶

Based on the finding that different types of homework assistance relate differently to children's task persistence, the authors recommend that teachers help parents choose appropriate ways to support homework. They state that "Teachers are the key persons in giving guidance to parents on how to support their children with their individual needs in homework situations", suggest giving parents concrete examples of different assistance types and their motivational influence, and propose family meetings where parents and child discuss learning goals and the best ways of supporting learning at home.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Requires teachers to know each child's individual needs so guidance can be tailored

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• elementary school children and their parents

Target Learning Goals¶

• supporting children's task-persistent behavior and motivation during homework

Claims¶

• Maternal autonomy granting in Grade 2 positively predicts children's task persistence in Grade 3, but not from Grade 3 to Grade 4 [+W]
• Maternal help in Grade 2 negatively predicts children's task persistence in Grade 3, with no prediction from Grade 3 to Grade 4 [+W]
• Weak indirect effects link Grade 2 autonomy granting and help to Grade 4 performance via Grade 3 task persistence; monitoring and reverse indirect effects are not significant [+W]
• Maternal monitoring does not predict children's task persistence at any measurement point [+W]

Related Strategies¶

• Family Engagement In Homework
• Provide parents with concrete direction and materials for supporting their adolescent's academic work at home
• Offer Services and Events to Bring Parents into the School

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Viljaranta, J., Silinskas, G., Lerkkanen, M.-K., Hirvonen, R., Pakarinen, E., Poikkeus, A.-M., & Nurmi, J.-E. (2017). Maternal Homework Assistance and Children’s Task-Persistent Behavior in Elementary School. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Maternal+Homework+Assistance+and+Children%E2%80%99s+Task-Persistent+Behavior+in+Elementary+School