| Homework in the Primary School | ||||||
| Questionnaire for Parents | ||||||
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| 1) What do you think about the amount of homework your child gets? | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| It's usually far too much | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| It's usually too much | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| It's usually about right | 7 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 43 |
| It's usually too little | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 28 |
| It's usually far too little | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Don't know | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2) What do you think about the difficulty of the homework your child gets? | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| It's usually far too easy | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| It's usually too easy | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| It's usually about right | 7 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 70 |
| It's usually too hard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| It's usually far too hard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don't know | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3) "My child enjoys doing his/her homework." | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| Strongly agree | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| Agree | 6 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 49 |
| Disagree | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| Strongly disagree | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don't know | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4) "My child learns a lot from doing his/her homework." | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| Strongly agree | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Agree | 7 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 56 |
| Disagree | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| Strongly disagree | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don't know | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5) "My child completes his/her homework:" | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| Always | 6 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 47 |
| Usually | 3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| Sometimes | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| Never | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don't know | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6) The school should do more to explain the purpose of homework. | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| Definitely, I've little idea why it's set. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yes, greater clarity would help. | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| Not really, I think I know why it's set. | 3 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 38 |
| No, I know what it's for. | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| 7) "Homework for primary age children is a waste of time." | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| Strongly agree | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Agree | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Disagree | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 50 |
| Strongly disagree | 3 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 33 |
| Don't know | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8) Which of these statements best describes your thoughts about homework: | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| I've not really thought about it before. | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| I've had concerns about homework and have discussed them with my child's teacher. | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 25 |
| I've had concerns about homework but have not discusssed them with my child's teacher. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| I've thought existing arrangements are fine so have had no reason to raise any concerns. | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 35 |
| Something else. | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 9) "I see my child's homework:" | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| Always | 4 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 51 |
| Usually | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Sometimes | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Never | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Not sure | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10) Which of these statements best describes what you think your child would | ||||||
| usually say about doing a piece of homework? | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| "I took time over it and thought about what I did." | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 35 |
| "I didn't do it." | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| "I did more than I really needed to because it was interesting." | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| "I did it quickly to get it out of the way." | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 38 |
| Don't know. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 11) "My child knows what he/she has to do for homework:" | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| Always | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| Usually | 3 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 48 |
| Sometimes | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Never | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Not sure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12) "Doing homework helps my child to be independent." | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| Strongly agree | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| Agree | 4 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 46 |
| Disagree | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| Strongly disagree | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don't know | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13) Do you want to know what homework your child has been set? | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| No. It's my child's responsibility. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not really. If I want to know I can ask my child. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Yes, my child tells me what he/she has to do. That's enough. | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 34 |
| Always. And I should be able to check for myself. | 7 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 51 |
| 14) "Homework is a source of tension at home." | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| Very often | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Often | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Sometimes | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 51 |
| Never | 0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 |
| 15) "I don't feel that I have enough knowledge to help my child with his/her | ||||||
| homework." | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| Strongly agree | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Agree | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| Disagree | 6 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 44 |
| Strongly disagree | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 28 |
| Don't know | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16) "I worry that I might be doing things that are unhelpful of harmful to my child's | ||||||
| learning." | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| Very often | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Often | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sometimes | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 39 |
| Never | 1 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 46 |
| 17) "Primary age children should never be punished in school for failing to | ||||||
| complete homework." | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| Strongly agree | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Agree | 3 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 33 |
| Disagree | 4 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 34 |
| Strongly disagree | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Don't know | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 18) "I talk with my child about the homework he/she is doing." | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| Very often | 4 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 37 |
| Often | 5 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 40 |
| Sometimes | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| Never | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19) "I help my child with his/her homework." | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| Very often | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| Often | 4 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 36 |
| Sometimes | 1 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 29 |
| Never | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20) "I do it for him/her." | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| Very often | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Often | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sometimes | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Never | 9 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 80 |
| 21) "I leave my child to get on with it." | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| Very often | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Often | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| Sometimes | 7 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 51 |
| Never | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 22) "It's good for the relationship between me and my child to talk about | ||||||
| homework." | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| Strongly agree | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
| Agree | 5 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 55 |
| Disagree | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Strongly disagree | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Not sure | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 23) Which of these statements best describes your attitude to your child's | ||||||
| homework? | ||||||
| Child's age (in years): | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | School |
| It's great: I often enjoy the chance it gives me to do things with my child. | 5 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 30 |
| I resent it: I don't think school should be telling my child what to do at home. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| It's okay: sometimes I'm involved and I'm happy with that. | 2 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 49 |
| I'm not really involved but I think it's a good thing for my child to do. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Something else. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |