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CZECH SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILВ’S ATTITUDES TO HOMEWORK

B. P. Puhrova, K. Klepacova

First published: 2018https://doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2018/3.5/S13.019View metrics

Abstract

The aim of the presented paper is to illuminate the current situation regarding assigning homework at secondary schools in the Czech Republic and to ascertain secondary school studentsВ’ attitudes to economics subjects homework. The importance of homework given from Economics as a subject at the selected secondary schools is discussed using the results from questionnaires completed by secondary school pupils (N=239) in the South Moravian region in the Czech Republic. The data analysis of the pilot study of 15 items and 1 additional open question item introduces the frequency, forms, evaluation and in general the pupilsВ’ attitudes to homework in Economics. The clearest finding of the research was that although pupils do not have excessive homework, they lack the motivation to process them. The homework types and forms do not develop the pupilsВ’ personality, and moreover 61% of the pupils are not motivated to do the homework. According to the findings 23% of the pupils also copy homework from classmates as a way of cheating. The alarmingly low level of pupil engagement with homework is strictly connected with the sense of the assigned homework, even though the pupils consider that the homework is useful for their academic achievement. Research has also shown that some pupils lack feedback. One suggestion to improve the current situation is to give pupils greater motivation and focus on the usefulness of homework for their future career. For economic subjects, applicability is considered essential to change the pupilsВ’ attitudes to homework.

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Title
CZECH SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILВ’S ATTITUDES TO HOMEWORK
Authors
B. P. Puhrova, K. Klepacova
Proceedings
5th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM 2018
Publisher
STEF92 Technology
Year
2018
Pages
151-158
SWS Citekey
Puhrova201813151158
ISSN
2367-5659
ISBN
978-619-7408-57-7
Language
en
Publication type
Proceedings Paper
Keywords
attitudeshomeworkEconomicssecondary school pupils
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