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Primary school children get little academic benefit from homework

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par Paul Hopkins, Lecturer and Researcher in Education, University of Hull

Homework: a word that can cause despair not just in children, but also in parents and even teachers. And for primary school children at least, it may be that schools setting homework is more trouble than it’s worth.

There is evidence that homework can be useful at secondary school. It can be used to consolidate material learnt in class or to prepare for exams.

However, it is less…

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