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Homework is effective, when properly assigned
A CCL study confirms that homework is linked to higher student achievement—but only if it is judiciously assigned and engaging to the student.
"Our review illustrates that homework can be a useful learning tool," says Paul Cappon, CCL's president and CEO. "But as with any tool, it must be used appropriately and with care."
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New report: Where Did They Go?
Forty-two percent of British Columbia’s 2005–2006 high-school graduation cohort had not registered at a public post-secondary institution by the end of the 2007 fall term. In March 2008, 2,018 of these high-school graduates were surveyed so that CCL and the British Columbia Council on Admissions & Transfer could find out more about other post-secondary destinations outside of the B.C. public system, and the intentions of high-school students who have not pursued post-secondary education after graduation from high school. Go to report »
2007 Survey of Canadian Attitudes toward Learning (SCAL)
CCL's SCAL is a large-scale survey of more than 5,000 Canadians conducted annually from 2006 to 2008 to gauge opinions, perceptions and beliefs about lifelong learning in Canada. This study found that 72% of Canadian parents with children aged 5–24 reported that homework was often a source of household stress when questioned in 2007. However, that same year more than 80% of Canadians also agreed that homework develops good work habits and enhances learning.
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