Recent Lessons

Show all results for ""

Feature Overview

Ace your exams with our all-in-one platform for creating and sharing quizzes and tests.

Quizzes

Create quizzes and tests automatically from your content using AI.

Flashcards

Automatically turn your notes into digital flashcards.

Share, Export & Embed

Share with classmates or export to Excel and your learning management system.

Stats & Reporting

Auto-grading quizzes and tests with detailed stats and reports.

Mobile Apps

The smarter way to study – wherever you are.

Pricing

Search...

10 Questions

0 Views

History of Homework Debate

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz

Study Flashcards

Spaced Repetition

Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What was the purpose of the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) passed in 1958?

To fund physical education programs in schools

To invest in homework apps for high school students

To improve teaching and learning in science, mathematics, and foreign languages (correct)

To encourage students to skip homework

What was the impact of the academic excellence movement on homework in the 1960s?

It promoted creative problem-solving and analytical thinking through homework (correct)

It discouraged high-schoolers from doing any homework

It led to a decrease in homework time for high school juniors

It focused homework solely on memorization and mindless drills

What was the percentage of high-school juniors doing two or more hours of homework a night in 1962?

15%

10%

23% (correct)

Why did the counterculture movement of the late 1960s impact homework levels?

It promoted questioning authority, leading many students to skip homework Signup and view all the answers

What was the main concern highlighted in the report 'A Nation at Risk' during the early 1980s?

The potential fallout from a failed education system Signup and view all the answers

What was the average weekly time spent on homework by U.S. high school students as per a 2016 analysis?

7.5 hours Signup and view all the answers

How did the second-wave academic excellence movement under Reagan differ from the one in the 1950s and 1960s?

It had less intellectual expectations regarding homework Signup and view all the answers

What prompted the second academic excellence push under the Reagan administration in the early 1980s?

'A Nation at Risk' report highlighting educational concerns Signup and view all the answers

What characterized the homework movement of the 1980s according to Schlossman?

'A moral enterprise' with intellectual expectations Signup and view all the answers

In what year did high-schoolers spending two or more hours on homework daily drop below 10 percent?

1972 Signup and view all the answers