Profiling homework management strategies in high school students: insights from a latent profile analysis

Avcı S., Akınci T.

Educational Psychology, cilt.45, sa.5, ss.520-540, 2025 (SSCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/01443410.2025.2489106
  • Dergi Adı: Educational Psychology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.520-540
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: achievement, homework behaviour, Homework management, latent profile analysis
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The study identified high school students’ homework management profiles based on five strategies (environment, time, motivation, emotion, and distraction). It investigated the differences between profiles in terms of completion, time spent on homework, frequency, and academic achievement. The study was conducted with a sample of 860 high school students in grades 9–12, and the results obtained through latent profile analysis revealed five distinct profiles. These profiles underscore the varying levels of strategy use among students. The Master Strategists group demonstrated the highest levels of strategy use, while the Struggling Regulators and Minimal Strategists groups exhibited the lowest. The study found significant differences between the profiles in terms of homework completion and time, but no significant differences in academic achievement and frequency of homework. These results underscore the significance of customised strategies for enhancing students’ homework behaviours and underscore the pivotal role of distraction management in optimising homework performance.