HOMEWORK AND DEALING WITH DIVERSITY: AN EMPIRICAL REVIEW

ABSTRACT

The aim of this chapter is to discuss the importance of homework, despite the negative perceptions some have of it, with many parents and students believing it to be excessive. We specifically focus on family and teacher involvement in homework, including students with different learning styles, capacities, and personal characteristics who would be covered by “Dealing with Diversity.” We present a variety of theoretical models and studies that explain the influence of personal and contextual variables and their relationships with homework and academic performance. Subsequently, we look at the differences between family and teacher involvement in homework;the former being defined as homebased involvement, while the latter focuses on setting and marking homework. These relationships may change when we include students who are addressed as part of “Dealing with Diversity.” Throughout the chapter, the benefits of homework are discussed, as well as the need to tailor it to students’ personal characteristics, and to set quality homework adapted to online education resulting from COVID-19. © 2022 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc.