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Rethinking Homework and Study Skills
The common advice about study skills and homework (e.g., using one specific place to study and focusing one skill area at a time) seems to be wrong.
Mr. Carey, a psychologist, correctly points out that the common advice about homework and study habits (e.g., using one specific place to study and focusing one skill area at a time) are plain wrong and contradict what we know to be true about learning. Although the article is more about learning and less about homework per se, it may be worthwhile to mention that there is no evidence that homework has any positive impact on academic achievement. We would do well to reexamine the ways we seek to aid learning through studying and homework.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/health/views/07mind.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=learning&st=cse
