Homework, a waste of time?
According to a new study, more homework assignments do not translate into better grades.
Researchers looked at transcripts and data of more than 18,000 tenth grade students, in a study carried out to find what difference extra study at home makes.
They found homework doesn’t necessarily help children to get more grades, but may help them achieve better standardised test scores, the Daily Mail reported. The findings by researchers from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, US, show more homework assignments didn’t translate into better grades. “The more time students spend on homework, it’s not clear that they are getting better grades or better test scores,” co-author of the study Robert Tai, said.
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Best seat on a flight is 6a, claims study
Washington: The perfect seat for passengers on a plane is 6A , as it combines maximum comfort with convenience, a new survey has found.
The poll of over 1,000 airline passengers questioned respondents on their seat preferences, including which section and whether they chose window, middle or aisle seats. The poll also delved deeper to find out if choices were influenced by lucky numbers as well as odd or even row numbers.
Combining these responses it was found that the most sought after seat on a standard aircraft is seat 6A.
The survey supports previous studies which have found that the front six rows are the most popular.
— PTI