STUDY: Too Much Math Home Work Is Detrimental To Learning

Researchers have found that when it comes to homework, more isn’t better, the Mirror UK reports.

In fact, more than 70 minutes a day of maths and science homework can actually be detrimental to your child’s learning.

Spanish researchers looked at the performance of 7,725 students from both private and state schools, and asked them how much time they spent on homework, and for breakdowns of time they spent on various subjects. The researchers made adjustments for gender and socioeconomic background.

They also measured how much they improved by looking at previous attainment in maths and science.

The researchers found that an hour was the optimum amount of time to spend on homework, and this was the amount that most teachers set.

At the 90 -100 minute mark, grades began to fall. It was too much homework.

Between 70-90 minutes a day, grades increased very slightly, but such an small amount that the researchers advised that it was not worth making your child spend two extra hours a week on homework for such a small gain.

70 minutes is still a pretty high bar for a night of homework on just maths and science.

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