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1Mississippi State University, USA / University of Macau, China.
Psicothema
|April 25, 2023
Summary
Student homework purposes, including academic, self-regulatory, and approval-seeking, were identified. Higher purposes correlated with increased homework effort, completion, and better math achievement in eighth graders.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Adolescent Development
- Learning Sciences
Background:
- Understanding student motivation for homework is crucial for academic success.
- Previous research has not fully explored distinct student profiles based on homework purposes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify student profiles based on academic, self-regulatory, and approval-seeking homework purposes.
- To examine the relationship between these profiles and homework effort, completion, and math achievement.
Main Methods:
- Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) was used to identify student profiles.
- The study included 3,018 eighth-grade students from diverse regions in China.
Main Results:
- Four distinct student profiles were identified: High, Moderate, Low, and Very Low, based on their homework purposes.
- A significant positive correlation was found between higher purpose levels and increased homework effort, completion rates, and math performance.
Conclusions:
- Student profiles based on homework purposes show consistency across different age groups.
- These findings have implications for educational practices, influencing student engagement and academic outcomes.
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