Use the following data to justify the amount of time that you expect to assign for weekly homework to classes in grades K–4 and grades 5–8.

National Survey of Teachers Concerning the Amount of Homework Assigned per Week
K – 4 percentages 5 – 8 percentages
0 -30 min 48 8
31 - 60 min 27 21
61 - 90 min 13 26
91 – 120 min 8 24
2 – 3 hours 3 17
over 3 hours 1 5

a.

b. How might the survey data be misused to justify assigning at least 2 hr of homework per week?

Question

Use the following data to justify the amount of time that you expect to assign for weekly homework to classes in grades K–4 and grades 5–8.

National Survey of Teachers Concerning the Amount of Homework Assigned per Week
	K – 4 percentages	5	– 8 percentages
0 -30 min	48	8
31 - 60 min	27	21
61 - 90 min	13	26
91 – 120 min	8	24
2 – 3 hours	3	17
over 3 hours	1	5

a.


b. How might the survey data be misused to justify assigning at least 2 hr of homework per week?