A model of homework’s influence on the performance evaluations of elementary school students

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 181-199

  Cooper, Harris ^a   Jackson, Kristina ^a   Nye, Barbara ^b   Lindsay, James J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Behavioral Health Concepts   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary school students; Homework; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035649198     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220970109600655     Document Type: Article

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