英国学生的家庭作业

Few students like it， but homework is an important part of secondary school[中学] life in the UK. Not only does it reinforce[加强] what has been done in the classroom， but it also develops independent learning skills.

Government guidelines on homework：

Years 7 and 8 （ages 11 to 13）： 45 to 90 minutes per day

Year 9 （ages 14 to 15）： 1 to 2 hours a day

Today， many homework tasks are done on a computer—for example， preparing presentations[陈述]， using the Internet， or completing online tasks on an e-learning[电子学习] platform. So， schools are usually open before and after normal hours， enabling students without a computer or Internet access[互联网接入] at home to use their resources and IT facilities[设施].

Sometimes students are given Extended Learning Tasks which require more detailed research and analysis[分析]， such as a history or art project. But however big the task， teachers will always give feedback[反馈]， helping students to identify[识别] areas that need improvement.

Some schools send students home with a homework diary， so parents and carers[看护者] can track[追踪] their childs progress. Other schools have an e-portal[电子门户]， so parents can keep track of their childs performance every day. Sadly， not every parent takes that much interest. In a 2011 poll[投票，民意调查] of 1， 000 students aged 11 to 18， over one in ten complained that they did not have enough space at home to do homework， while almost a quarter said that their family did not support them enough.

虽然没有多少学生会喜欢家庭作业，但它确实是英国中学生活中一个重要的组成部分。家庭作业不仅可以巩固在课堂上所学的知识，还能发展学生的自主学习能力。

（英国）政府对家庭作业的指引是：

七年级和八年级（11- 13岁）：每天45- 90分钟

九年级（14- 15岁）：每天1- 2小时

如今，许多家庭作业都在电脑上完成——例如，准备自我陈述、使用互联网、或者在电子学习平台上完成线上作业。因此，除了正常的授课时间之外，学校通常也会在课外时间开放，让没有电脑或是家里无法联网的学生能够使用学校的资源和计算机设施。

有时候，学生需要做更细致的研究和分析，以完成学校布置的“扩展性学习任务”，例如一个历史课题或是艺术项目。不过，无论学习任务有多大，老师都会给予学生反馈意见，以帮助学生认识到需要改进的地方。

有些学校会给学生发一本作业日记簿，以便家长和看护者追踪孩子的学习进度。有些学校则创建了电子门户网站，这样家长就可以每天跟踪了解孩子的表现情况。遗憾的是，并不是每一个家长都关心孩子的学习情况。2011年，一份针对一千名11到18岁的学生所做的调查中，超过十分之一的学生抱怨他们在家没有足够的空间做作业，而大约四分之一的学生说他们的家人没有给予他们足够的支持。

Word of the day： e-

e- is used as a prefix[前缀] to refer to[指的是] things that happen on the Internet. It is short for electronic[电子的]. So an e-mail is mail on computers and e-learning is online learning.

Match Numbers

Match these numbers from the article to the correct statement.

10 9 11 1000 90

a） The year group that should spend about 1-2 hours per day on homework.

b） The maximum number of minutes a Year 7 student should spend on homework.

c） The number of students who took part in the survey.

d） The age of the youngest child to take part in the survey.

e） The percentage of students who dont have space at home to do homework.

Word Web

Find six words in the article that are connected to computers.