The Scottish Government

Homework policy

Achievement pressure

Percentage of students who report that most of the time or always…

Percentage of students who report that in most or all test language lessons

My teachers grade my homework

My teachers make useful comments on my homework

I am given interesting homework

My homework is counted as part of my marks

The teacher wants students to work hard

The teacher tells students that they can do better

The teacher does not like it when students deliver careless work

Students have to learn a lot

OECD countries

Australia

43

24

11

53

85

41

57

54

Austria

47

19

15

77

64

42

49

57

Belgium

63

23

16

57

52

32

47

40

Canada

41

22

10

66

84

41

62

59

Czech Republic

19

13

10

27

28

51

35

52

Denmark

38

29

8

54

83

21

66

74

Finland

15

12

8

51

72

36

47

56

France

32

24

19

43

45

49

40

43

Germany

12

42

8

43

71

50

48

57

Greece

43

39

35

58

61

70

42

41

Hungary

4

11

16

16

64

61

61

57

Iceland

46

15

8

74

80

51

65

64

Ireland

53

27

11

12

85

54

65

59

Italy

22

30

23

34

84

83

50

60

Japan

35

10

3

64

74

29

16

66

Korea

63

17

4

72

72

47

53

58

Luxembourg

15

21

9

24

57

42

41

46

Mexico

71

23

28

81

50

63

40

49

New Zealand

53

31

15

33

89

52

63

61

Norway

30

16

8

56

67

36

35

53

Poland

21

18

17

48

59

47

49

58

Portugal

45

20

18

75

59

65

48

63

SCOTLAND

79

47

15

22

93

53

59

62

Spain

48

26

17

55

48

56

53

66

Sweden

30

28

9

62

84

39

47

67

Switzerland

10

36

14

25

62

35

41

50

United Kingdom

76

50

14

22

91

49

55

63

United States

61

24

13

79

83

50

58

59

OECD total

47

24

14

61

71

49

47

58

Country mean

39

24

14

50

68

48

49

57

Non-OECD countries

Brazil

50

30

40

51

68

77

57

79

Latvia

57

17

12

50

46

53

49

59

Liechtenstein

8

44

9

22

65

33

34

56

Russian Federation

39

22

21

42

59

60

61

82