Determining Homework-Academic Achievement Relationship in Basic Mathematics

This study determines the effects of homework on the academic achievement of the learners in Mathematics at Don Vicente Rama Memorial Elementary School, Cebu City during the school year 2018-2019. The researchers utilized a quasi-experimental research design aided with a 40-item standardized questionnaire taken from the Philippine Department of Education. The study a non-probability sampling technique where in 2 out from the 12 sections were chosen to represent as the control and experimental groups. Each group has 40 students. These groups were pre-tested and post-tested. The study utilized the paired-sample t-test and the t-test for independent samples in the analysis of data. The findings revealed that the learners from the two groups have significantly improved their performance in the posttest. However, the learners from the classroom with homework have performed significantly higher than the group without homework. Furthermore, the parents are very positive about the nature of giving homework to the learners in Mathematics. Thus, the researchers safely conclude that homework plays an important role in enriching the learners' learned concepts which directly contribute to their academic achievement in the class.