A popular belief in many countries is that schools should concentrate on making the grade and passing exams, while other skills such as cookery, dressmaking, and woodwork can be supported by family members and friends. While I partly agree that teachers have to exert high pressure on their students through formal examinations and make a good-grade for many reasons, I believe that we cannot ignore the importance of other necessary abilities.
On the one hand, most schools today have to take exam-driven curriculums into consideration for many reasons. Firstly, teachers cannot make full-scale assessments unless their students sit an exam, and therefore, teachers tend to focus too much on encouraging learners to reach academic accomplishments. For example, teachers cannot recognize whether or not their students can understand their mathematics lectures, so they need to conduct exams to receive feedback through students’ scores. Secondly, many companies prioritize qualifications while carrying out recruitments, which leads schools to allocate a substantial amount of school time on academic certificates rather than other skills.
On the other hand, it is clear that we cannot deny the significance of academic examinations, however, I believe that schools still should help children to improve necessary skills. In a practical way, apart from academic high-fliers in the classes, some students who fall behind their study may need essential skills such as cookery or woodwork to make ends meet in case they drop out of their colleges. Furthermore, school systems are ideal places to study living skills, in which they can be team-players or study from others under professional supervision of nifty teachers.
In conclusion, although formal examinations and making the grade are instrumental in education nowadays, I think that it is better if students have more extra-curricular activities such as cookery, dressmaking, and woodwork that are organized by skillful supervisors.
- People have little understanding of the importance of the natural world What are the reasons for this and how can people learn more about the natural world 84
- Many people disagree with a school policy which forces children to learn new languages To what extent do you agree or disagree 73
- The charts show the percentage of male and female students choosing science subjects in one university in 1992 and 2012 and the three most popular science subjects which they studied 59
- Many foods are shipped from far away Some people think that eating local food is better environmentally and economically Do you think the advantages outweigh its disadvantages 84
- The chart shows the average class size in six countries and compares it with the world average class size in 2006 73
Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 344, Rule ID: WHETHER[7]
Message: Perhaps you can shorten this phrase to just 'whether'. It is correct though if you mean 'regardless of whether'.
Suggestion: whether
... For example, teachers cannot recognize whether or not their students can understand their mat...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 3, column 183, Rule ID: IN_A_X_MANNER[1]
Message: Consider replacing "In a practical way" with adverb for "practical"; eg, "in a hasty manner" with "hastily".
...p children to improve necessary skills. In a practical way, apart from academic high-fliers in the...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
first, firstly, furthermore, however, if, may, second, secondly, so, still, therefore, while, apart from, for example, i think, in conclusion, such as, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 8.0 13.1623246493 61% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 12.0 7.85571142285 153% => OK
Conjunction : 10.0 10.4138276553 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 7.30460921844 137% => OK
Pronoun: 24.0 24.0651302605 100% => OK
Preposition: 38.0 41.998997996 90% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 8.3376753507 48% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1694.0 1615.20841683 105% => OK
No of words: 301.0 315.596192385 95% => OK
Chars per words: 5.62790697674 5.12529762239 110% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.16525528304 4.20363070211 99% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.11236995287 2.80592935109 111% => OK
Unique words: 178.0 176.041082164 101% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.591362126246 0.561755894193 105% => OK
syllable_count: 510.3 506.74238477 101% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.60771543086 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 5.43587174349 74% => OK
Article: 1.0 2.52805611222 40% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 2.10420841683 143% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 0.809619238477 371% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 6.0 4.76152304609 126% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 10.0 16.0721442886 62% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 30.0 20.2975951904 148% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 39.2720002037 49.4020404114 79% => OK
Chars per sentence: 169.4 106.682146367 159% => OK
Words per sentence: 30.1 20.7667163134 145% => OK
Discourse Markers: 16.9 7.06120827912 239% => Less transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.01903807615 40% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 8.67935871743 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 3.9879759519 25% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 3.4128256513 29% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.213833664358 0.244688304435 87% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0847723236357 0.084324248473 101% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0524941695303 0.0667982634062 79% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.128031113135 0.151304729494 85% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.040306499843 0.056905535591 71% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 20.1 13.0946893788 153% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 32.57 50.2224549098 65% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.44779559118 150% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 16.2 11.3001002004 143% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 15.97 12.4159519038 129% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.64 8.58950901804 112% => OK
difficult_words: 86.0 78.4519038076 110% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.0 9.78957915832 143% => OK
gunning_fog: 14.0 10.1190380762 138% => OK
text_standard: 14.0 10.7795591182 130% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 89.8876404494 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 8.0 Out of 9
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 2, column 344, Rule ID: WHETHER[7]
Message: Perhaps you can shorten this phrase to just 'whether'. It is correct though if you mean 'regardless of whether'.
Suggestion: whether
... For example, teachers cannot recognize whether or not their students can understand their mat...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 3, column 183, Rule ID: IN_A_X_MANNER[1]
Message: Consider replacing "In a practical way" with adverb for "practical"; eg, "in a hasty manner" with "hastily".
...p children to improve necessary skills. In a practical way, apart from academic high-fliers in the...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
first, firstly, furthermore, however, if, may, second, secondly, so, still, therefore, while, apart from, for example, i think, in conclusion, such as, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 8.0 13.1623246493 61% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 12.0 7.85571142285 153% => OK
Conjunction : 10.0 10.4138276553 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 7.30460921844 137% => OK
Pronoun: 24.0 24.0651302605 100% => OK
Preposition: 38.0 41.998997996 90% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 8.3376753507 48% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1694.0 1615.20841683 105% => OK
No of words: 301.0 315.596192385 95% => OK
Chars per words: 5.62790697674 5.12529762239 110% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.16525528304 4.20363070211 99% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.11236995287 2.80592935109 111% => OK
Unique words: 178.0 176.041082164 101% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.591362126246 0.561755894193 105% => OK
syllable_count: 510.3 506.74238477 101% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.60771543086 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 5.43587174349 74% => OK
Article: 1.0 2.52805611222 40% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 2.10420841683 143% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 0.809619238477 371% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 6.0 4.76152304609 126% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 10.0 16.0721442886 62% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 30.0 20.2975951904 148% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 39.2720002037 49.4020404114 79% => OK
Chars per sentence: 169.4 106.682146367 159% => OK
Words per sentence: 30.1 20.7667163134 145% => OK
Discourse Markers: 16.9 7.06120827912 239% => Less transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.01903807615 40% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 8.67935871743 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 3.9879759519 25% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 3.4128256513 29% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.213833664358 0.244688304435 87% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0847723236357 0.084324248473 101% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0524941695303 0.0667982634062 79% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.128031113135 0.151304729494 85% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.040306499843 0.056905535591 71% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 20.1 13.0946893788 153% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 32.57 50.2224549098 65% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.44779559118 150% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 16.2 11.3001002004 143% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 15.97 12.4159519038 129% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.64 8.58950901804 112% => OK
difficult_words: 86.0 78.4519038076 110% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 14.0 9.78957915832 143% => OK
gunning_fog: 14.0 10.1190380762 138% => OK
text_standard: 14.0 10.7795591182 130% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 89.8876404494 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 8.0 Out of 9
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.