| 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? | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| It's usually far too much | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| It's usually too much | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| It's usually about right | 18 | 24 | 33 | 33 | 108 |
| It's usually too little | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| It's usually far too little | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don't know | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2) What do you think about the difficulty of the homework your child gets? | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| It's usually far too easy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| It's usually too easy | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| It's usually about right | 26 | 25 | 33 | 41 | 125 |
| It's usually too hard | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| It's usually far too hard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don't know | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3) "My child enjoys doing his/her homework." | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| Strongly agree | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Agree | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 77 |
| Disagree | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 43 |
| Strongly disagree | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Don't know | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4) "My child learns a lot from doing his/her homework." | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| Strongly agree | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Agree | 19 | 19 | 29 | 33 | 100 |
| Disagree | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| Strongly disagree | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Don't know | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5) "My child completes his/her homework:" | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| Always | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 81 |
| Usually | 7 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 52 |
| Sometimes | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Never | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don't know | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6) The school should do more to explain the purpose of homework." | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| Definitely, I've little idea why it's set. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Yes, greater clarity would help. | 6 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 38 |
| Not really, I think I know why it's set. | 10 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 54 |
| No, I know what it's for. | 8 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 43 |
| 7) "Homework for primary age children is a waste of time." | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| Strongly agree | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Agree | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Disagree | 12 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 73 |
| Strongly disagree | 13 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 51 |
| Don't know | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 8) Which of these statements best describes your thoughts about | |||||
| homework: | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| I've not really thought about it before. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| I've had concerns about homework and have discussed them with my child's teacher. | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| I've had concerns about homework but have not discusssed them with my child's teacher. | 2 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 27 |
| I've thought existing arrangements are fine so have had no reason to raise any concerns. | 16 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 73 |
| Something else. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 9) "I see my child's homework:" | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| Always | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 88 |
| Usually | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 41 |
| Sometimes | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| Never | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not sure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10) Which of these statements best describes what you think your child | |||||
| would usually say about doing a piece of homework? | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| "I took time over it and thought about what I did." | 11 | 12 | 24 | 18 | 65 |
| "I didn't do it." | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| "I did more than I really needed to because it was interesting." | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| "I did it quickly to get it out of the way." | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 60 |
| Don't know. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 11) "My child knows what he/she has to do for homework:" | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| Always | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| Usually | 10 | 19 | 22 | 32 | 83 |
| Sometimes | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 |
| Never | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Not sure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12) "Doing homework helps my child to be independent." | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| Strongly agree | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| Agree | 21 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 81 |
| Disagree | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| Strongly disagree | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Don't know | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 13) Do you want to know what homework your child has been set? | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| No. It's my child's responsibility. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not really. If I want to know I can ask my child. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Yes, my child tells me what he/she has to do. That's enough. | 8 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 49 |
| Always. And I should be able to check for myself. | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 86 |
| 14) "Homework is a source of tension at home." | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| Very often | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Often | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| Sometimes | 14 | 16 | 23 | 29 | 82 |
| Never | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 36 |
| 15) "I don't feel that I have enough knowledge to help my child with his/her | |||||
| homework." | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| Strongly agree | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Agree | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 |
| Disagree | 15 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 70 |
| Strongly disagree | 8 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 37 |
| Don't know | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 16) "I worry that I might be doing things that are unhelpful of harmful to my | |||||
| child's learning." | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| Very often | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Often | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Sometimes | 16 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 76 |
| Never | 11 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 61 |
| 17) "Primary age children should never be punished in school for failing to | |||||
| complete homework." | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| Strongly agree | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| Agree | 13 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 68 |
| Disagree | 8 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| Strongly disagree | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Don't know | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 18) "I talk with my child about the homework he/she is doing." | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| Very often | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 68 |
| Often | 9 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 47 |
| Sometimes | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 27 |
| Never | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19) "I help my child with his/her homework." | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| Very often | 12 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 45 |
| Often | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 43 |
| Sometimes | 7 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 54 |
| Never | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20) "I do it for him/her." | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| Very often | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Often | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Sometimes | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 33 |
| Never | 25 | 25 | 18 | 36 | 104 |
| 21) "I leave my child to get on with it." | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| Very often | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Often | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| Sometimes | 17 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 83 |
| Never | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 31 |
| 22) "It's good for the relationship between me and my child to talk about | |||||
| homework." | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| Strongly agree | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 39 |
| Agree | 18 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 76 |
| Disagree | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| Strongly disagree | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Not sure | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 23) Which of these statements best describes your attitude to your child's | |||||
| homework? | |||||
| Year group: | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | School |
| It's great: I often enjoy the chance it gives me to do things with my child. | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 42 |
| I resent it: I don't think school should be telling my child what to do at home. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| It's okay: sometimes I'm involved and I'm happy with that. | 13 | 14 | 20 | 30 | 77 |
| I'm not really involved but I think it's a good thing for my child to do. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Something else. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 |