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Research Question: Does the classroom environment at the time of
homework assignment and collection affect the likelihood of homework completion, and what rationales do students give for completing or not completing homework?

Subjects: 16 students, 2 teachers. The students will be broken up in to 4 groups of 4. 2 of the groups will classified as having frequent homework completion, and 2 will be classified as having infrequent homework completion.

Measures/Procedures: surveys with Likert scaled and open ended questions, audio-recorded focus group interviews, observation

Analysis: Study and analyze the data collected from the surveys, interviews, and observations; look for common feelings and ideas about homework, as well as behavior patterns of both students and teachers.