Eng102 Unit 3 Reading Comprehension

1. The only people who opposed homework when it was first introduced were

teachers.

• True

• False

2. Homework has generally been considered by parents, educators, and others as

an essential element of educating students.

• True

• False

3. Harris Cooper, a professor at Duke University, is against giving students

homework.

• True

• False

4. Harris Cooper asserts that there is no relationship between completing your

homework and your academic success.

• True

• False

5. According to “the 10-minute rule," students in grade 9 should spend 110

minutes per day on homework.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

6. According to Cooper's study, doing homework significantly increased student

achievement.

• True

• False

7. Some researchers found no distinction between students who did their

homework and those who did not in terms of their course grades.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

8. According to Harris Cooper, arguments about homework seldom lead to better

educational achievement for students.

• True

• False

9. According to Alfie Kohn, assigning students an assignment does not cause them

to learn more.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

10. The author agrees that by assigning less homework of higher quality, you can

improve your students' learning outcomes.

• True

• False