Abstract

Using data on students at a Canadian business school, this article studies the effect of homework assignments and in-class quizzes on exam performance. Based on a difference-in-difference approach, assignments had a statistically discernible positive impact on exam grades for the overall sample. When broken down by gender, assignments had a positive impact on exam grades for males but no statistically discernible impact for females. Quizzes had no statistically discernible impact overall or for either gender. When broken down by student residency status, both assignments and quizzes positively impacted exam grades for international students, but there was no statistically discernible impact of assignments or quizzes for domestic students.

摘要

本文使用加拿大一所商学院的学生数据，研究家庭作业和课堂测验对考试成绩的影响。基于差异方法，作业对整个样本的考试成绩具有统计学上可识别的积极影响。按性别细分时，作业对男性的考试成绩有积极影响，但对女性没有统计学上的明显影响。测验总体上或对性别均无统计学上的明显影响。如果按学生居住状态细分，则作业和测验对国际学生的考试成绩均产生积极影响，但对国内学生的作业或测验没有统计学上的明显影响。