The Relationship between Homework and Achievement - Still Much of a Mystery

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-145

  Trautwein, Ulrich ^a   Köller, Olaf ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Achievement; Expectancy value; Homework; Multilevel modeling; School grades; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345392021     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023460414243     Document Type: Review

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