Preferred and actual homework style: a cross-cultural examination

The relationship and difference between preferred and actual homework style s, and cultural and gender differences in students' preferred and actual ho mework styles, were investigated in 272 US seventh-graders (134 males and 1 38 females) and 219 Korean age peers (115 males and 104 females). While som e students responded similarly to both preferred and actual homework style measures, others responded differently. That is, those who had certain pref erences for doing their homework might or might not have done their homewor k according to their preferences. Although there were some similarities in the US and Korean children's homework styles, there were a substantial numb er of homework style elements that clearly distinguished between children i n the two cultures. There also were gender differences and gender-country i nteraction on some elements of homework style. The importance of matching h omework environment with homework style for students' homework achievement was discussed.