A Study On The Current Situation Of Homework Management For Junior High School Students And The Factors Affecting It

Homework is one of the important elements of effective learning for students,and it is also the current research content of "load reduction" in primary and secondary schools.Students’ homework management refers to students’ behavioral and psychological management in the process of completing homework,which is operationalized in this study into four aspects: homework strategy,emotional management,time management and environmental management.The development of students’ homework management skills can help students develop good study habits,improve their performance and reduce their academic burden.Based on the existing research and metacognitive theory,self-management learning and overlapping influence domain theories,this study measured the students’ homework management level from four aspects: homework strategy,emotion management,time management and environmental management,and on this basis,the homework management questionnaire of junior high school students was adapted and revised,and the current situation of homework management ability of 489 nonboarding junior high school students in N City,J Province was investigated.Through the reliability and validity test of the prediction questionnaire,it is found that the reliability and validity of the questionnaire is good and suitable for data analysis.Therefore,SPSS22.0 software is used to process the questionnaire data,and statistical methods such as descriptive statistics,difference analysis,correlation analysis and regression analysis are used to analyze the data,and combined with the interview data,the current status and influencing factors of the homework management ability of junior high school students are deeply explored.It is found that:(1)the current homework management level of junior high school students is at the middle and upper level,the average value of emotional management and environmental management is high and equal,and the level of students’ homework strategy and time management is relatively low,and there is still room for improvement;(2)In different family backgrounds,there were no significant differences in the homework management of junior high school students in different family economic conditions,whether they were left-behind children,and fathers’ different educational qualifications.There was a significant difference in the homework management of junior high school students in terms of mother’s education,and the homework management of junior high school students whose mother’s education was high school was significantly higher than that of their mother’s junior high school,and there was no significant difference between other educational qualifications of the mother.There were also significant differences in the homework management of junior high school students in different marital statuses,and the homework management of junior high school students from non-original families was significantly higher than that of junior high school students from original families.(3)In terms of different individual characteristics,there were no significant differences in homework management of junior high school students in different genders,different grades,and whether they were only children.There are significant differences in homework management among junior high school students at different grade levels,and the better the students’ grades,the higher the homework management level.However,there was no significant difference between average and better grades;(4)In terms of the role of homework management,homework management of junior high school students significantly affects students’ grades,and homework strategy and emotional management can significantly positively affect students’ achievements;(5)In terms of the influencing factors of homework management,students’ homework management is affected by three aspects: students,teachers and parents.Specifically,students’ homework management is significantly influenced by teachers’ homework design and number of assignments,students’ awareness of homework functions,and parents’ educational expectations and support.Students’ homework strategies are significantly influenced by teachers’ homework design and number of assignments,students’ motivation for homework,parental support,and home-school communication.Students’ emotional management and environmental management are significantly influenced by teachers’ homework design and number of assignments,parents’ educational expectations and support.Student time management is significantly influenced by the design of assignments by teachers and the amount of assignments,as well as parental support.According to the above findings,combined with the existing problems of homework management of junior high school students and the importance of homework management of junior high school students to students’ academic performance,this study proposes strategies to promote the improvement of homework management of junior high school students from the aspects of teachers,parents,students and home-school communication:(1)teachers should arrange a reasonable number of homework,design homework in a personalized way,and timely feedback students’ learning situation;(2)Parents should pay attention to students’ learning,attach importance to students’ learning,provide material and emotional help,avoid excessive intervention in homework supervision,and guide students to manage independently;(3)Students should fully recognize the importance of homework in checking and filling gaps,and the important role that homework plays in improving grades;(4)Teachers and parents should strengthen home-school communication,communicate in a timely manner about students’ learning situation,understand students’ learning dynamics,and timely discover and solve problems.