The ‘Homework Gap’ and Academic Achievement in High School Science: An Ecological Perspective for Policymakers and Practitioners
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly required within K-12 educational settings, yet the impact of youth’s access to and use of digital resources outside of the classroom on academic achievement is only beginning to be explored in the literature. This study used data fro...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Georgia Southern University
2023-01-01
|
| Series: | National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Journal |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar/vol6/iss1/1 |
| _version_ | 1797943246729510912 |
|---|---|
| author | Tianca Crocker David Kleitsch |
| author_facet | Tianca Crocker David Kleitsch |
| author_sort | Tianca Crocker |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly required within K-12 educational settings, yet the impact of youth’s access to and use of digital resources outside of the classroom on academic achievement is only beginning to be explored in the literature. This study used data from the Fragile Families & Child Wellbeing Study to assess the relationship between grades in high school science and digital equity across the learner’s ecological environment. Digital inequities experienced by school-aged youth are referred to as the homework gap. The COVID-19 pandemic placed new urgency on resolving the homework gap as millions of students shifted to full-time online or learning at home during the pandemic. Study findings show that ICT access and use across ecological domains is a significant predictor of urban youths’ academic achievement in science. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-10T20:21:16Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-a252a9d468334805adbb41b0ed7ae620 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2766-9300 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-10T20:21:16Z |
| publishDate | 2023-01-01 |
| publisher | Georgia Southern University |
| record_format | Article |
| series | National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Journal |
| spelling | doaj.art-a252a9d468334805adbb41b0ed7ae6202023-01-25T20:34:19ZengGeorgia Southern UniversityNational Youth Advocacy and Resilience Journal2766-93002023-01-016110.20429/nyarj.2023.060101The ‘Homework Gap’ and Academic Achievement in High School Science: An Ecological Perspective for Policymakers and PractitionersTianca CrockerDavid KleitschInformation and communication technologies (ICTs) are increasingly required within K-12 educational settings, yet the impact of youth’s access to and use of digital resources outside of the classroom on academic achievement is only beginning to be explored in the literature. This study used data from the Fragile Families & Child Wellbeing Study to assess the relationship between grades in high school science and digital equity across the learner’s ecological environment. Digital inequities experienced by school-aged youth are referred to as the homework gap. The COVID-19 pandemic placed new urgency on resolving the homework gap as millions of students shifted to full-time online or learning at home during the pandemic. Study findings show that ICT access and use across ecological domains is a significant predictor of urban youths’ academic achievement in science.https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar/vol6/iss1/1academic achievementdigital equitybroadbandhomework gapurban communities |
| spellingShingle | Tianca Crocker David Kleitsch The ‘Homework Gap’ and Academic Achievement in High School Science: An Ecological Perspective for Policymakers and Practitioners National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Journal academic achievement digital equity broadband homework gap urban communities |
| title | The ‘Homework Gap’ and Academic Achievement in High School Science: An Ecological Perspective for Policymakers and Practitioners |
| title_full | The ‘Homework Gap’ and Academic Achievement in High School Science: An Ecological Perspective for Policymakers and Practitioners |
| title_fullStr | The ‘Homework Gap’ and Academic Achievement in High School Science: An Ecological Perspective for Policymakers and Practitioners |
| title_full_unstemmed | The ‘Homework Gap’ and Academic Achievement in High School Science: An Ecological Perspective for Policymakers and Practitioners |
| title_short | The ‘Homework Gap’ and Academic Achievement in High School Science: An Ecological Perspective for Policymakers and Practitioners |
| title_sort | homework gap and academic achievement in high school science an ecological perspective for policymakers and practitioners |
| topic | academic achievement digital equity broadband homework gap urban communities |
| url | https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar/vol6/iss1/1 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT tiancacrocker thehomeworkgapandacademicachievementinhighschoolscienceanecologicalperspectiveforpolicymakersandpractitioners AT davidkleitsch thehomeworkgapandacademicachievementinhighschoolscienceanecologicalperspectiveforpolicymakersandpractitioners AT tiancacrocker homeworkgapandacademicachievementinhighschoolscienceanecologicalperspectiveforpolicymakersandpractitioners AT davidkleitsch homeworkgapandacademicachievementinhighschoolscienceanecologicalperspectiveforpolicymakersandpractitioners |