Homework management among primary school pupils : gender and family help

This study investigated homework management as perceived by primary school pupils and also looked at differences between gender and family help. In this study, a cross-sectional survey was used to gather information from 419 pupils at 20 schools in Serian District, Sarawak. A questionnaire was used...

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Main Author: Fauziah, binti Ahmad
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2015
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13119/3/fauziah.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/13119/
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Summary:This study investigated homework management as perceived by primary school pupils and also looked at differences between gender and family help. In this study, a cross-sectional survey was used to gather information from 419 pupils at 20 schools in Serian District, Sarawak. A questionnaire was used to collect data and it was divided into six sections (Demographics and five homework management strategies; Arranging Environment, Managing Time, Focusing Attention, Monitoring Motivation and Controlling Emotion). The data obtained was analyzed using descriptive statistics and independent t-tests. The findings showed that the pupils moderately practiced homework management and the most frequently practiced strategy was Focusing Attention.