Research Article

Perspectives of Primary Teachers, Students, and Parents on Homework

Table 5

Codes and themes derived from the thematic analysis of interview data with students.

CodesThemes

Good homework
Learning more
Repeating the lessons
Reinforcement for tasks
Exercise
Understanding the lessons
Preparing for tomorrow
Test preparation
Obligation to work
Students correct mistakes
Developing students’ memory
Homework as a necessity for students

Helps improve tasks
Stimulus to learn
Informs about exercises
Advising
Accumulation of lessons
Motivation to work
Care for tasks
Incentives to exercise
Feedback as an incentive to reinforce knowledge

Individual conversation with the student
Direct communication of feedback
Lack of time
A large number of students in the classroom
Checking assignments with class
Lack of homework check
Inability to provide feedback to students