The Effect of Differentiated Mathematics Homework on 4th Grade Primary Students’ Attitudes Towards Homework

The purpose of the current study is to examine the effects of homework designed with a differentiated method and traditional homework on the attitudes of 4th grade primary school students towards homework in mathematics. A quasi-experimental design with a pre-test-post-test control group, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the study. The study group consists of 25 experimental and 26 control group students continuing their education in the 4th grade at a state primary school in Kayseri province in the 2023-2024 school year. In the study, the “Attitude Scale towards Mathematics Homework” developed by Bora (2018) and a “Semi-Structured Interview Form” were used as data collection tools. Differentiated homework designed by the researcher was given to the experimental group, and traditional homework was given to the control group for 10 weeks. At the end of the study, a significant difference was found in the post-test results of the experimental and control group students in favour of the experimental group. In addition, it was determined that there was a significant difference between the within-groups post-test scores for both the control and experimental group students and this difference was higher in the experimental group. The findings obtained from the interviews also supported the quantitative findings. Within the scope of the research, changes in students’ attitudes and experiences towards homework in the transition from primary to secondary school can also be analysed.