As a student, your primary activity is learning.
Learning is not something that simply happens after you read, write and listen long enough. Learning occurs when you follow a particular set of organised procedures. Students who follow the procedures listed below will discover that their capacity to understand and remember material covered in classes will become greatly enhanced. In addition, their ability to apply this knowledge and to place it into a larger conceptual structure will also improve. The following procedures commence with effective motivation and occur as a continuing cycle.
Homework is a very important part of education. All students are responsible for recording homework each day in their diary.
General Objectives
- To develop good reading skills.
- To revise and consolidate work that has been taught in class lessons.
- To provide opportunities for personal research outside the school environment.
- To give further practice in areas that may require rote learning.
- To develop habits of sound personal organizational skills.
- To provide for individual needs.
- To develop a high level of self-discipline.
It is hoped that students will develop sound study habits and a love of learning that will help form the basis for success in their VCE.
Homework Philosophy
Homework has two important components: work set by teaching staff requiring completion by a certain date, and regular revision of classwork in preparation for tests and examinations. Both are very important. As you move further through the school, you will find much more importance is placed on your own study routine.
Work set by teaching staff is aimed at reinforcing something that you have learned or are working on at school. Completing it means that links between areas of knowledge can be developed. It is carefully planned by the teaching staff and is very important.
Also of great importance is your own revision routine. From the first day of school, time should be spent in each homework session on review of the knowledge you have acquired. A regular program of revision ought be a part of your daily life as a student.
Further, you need to develop a system for making sense of new information. As you learn new material, this can be added to your conceptual understanding.
Homework Club
To assist students with their homework and examination preparation, the College runs a homework club throughout the year and exam preparation seminars in Term 2 and 4. Please see the Homework Club page for details.
Year Level Requirements
You are expected to read a novel for at least 15-30 minutes per night. Effective reading develops with practice and is the foundation of all homework.