Understanding concepts and ideas or learning facts: which is better for students
I agree with the statement given alongside. Understanding the flow of ideas and concepts is much more important than simply learning facts.
Students must develop a basic understanding of ideas and concepts that are being taught to them. Facts are mostly derivates of those concept only. One can reach towards a fact step-by-step by using the intuitive understanding of the underlying concept. While a fact is usually about a particular topic or valid only in a particular field of study, a concept isn't limited in that way, it can be applied in any field of study, if one has understood it throughout. This paves way for students to grow and succeed in whatever field they choose, and not restrict expansion of their knowledge.
From a student's point of view, learning a fact and writing it down in the exam might seem an easy way out, and it may be from a strictly examination point of view. But this does not cultivate any actual learning in the student's mind. He/She would not be able to explain this fact to someone else, or apply it in any real-life scenario later on after the exam is over.
Consider a simple example of a code written in any programming language. In this situation, having an understanding of the flow of code (ideas) and the underlying algorithm (concept) is really necessary to be able to solve similar problems but with different variables. Say, there's the need to evaluate a complex differential equation in a computer program. If a student memorizes the code for a particular equation, he would be able to solve that specific equation to perfection, but the moment a different equation is encountered, he will fail to solve it since he completely ignored the algorithm of solving an equation.
In conclusion, I feel that understanding the root concepts is very essential for a student to learn and grow in their field of study. Simply clearing exams by learning facts is not beneficial for a student's career, being able to solve a new situation by applying a concept is more important.
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- Chevalier 83
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 128, Rule ID: THIS_NNS[2]
Message: Did you mean 'this concept' or 'those concepts'?
Suggestion: this concept; those concepts
... to them. Facts are mostly derivates of those concept only. One can reach towards a fact step...
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Line 3, column 359, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: isn't
... a particular field of study, a concept isnt limited in that way, it can be applied ...
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Line 5, column 127, Rule ID: A_RB_NN[1]
Message: You used an adverb ('strictly') instead an adjective, or a noun ('examination') instead of another adjective.
...eem an easy way out, and it may be from a strictly examination point of view. But this does not cultiv...
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Line 7, column 272, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: there's
...lems but with different variables. Say, theres the need to evaluate a complex differen...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, if, may, really, so, while, i feel, in conclusion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 17.0 15.1003584229 113% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 9.0 9.8082437276 92% => OK
Conjunction : 13.0 13.8261648746 94% => OK
Relative clauses : 4.0 11.0286738351 36% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 26.0 43.0788530466 60% => OK
Preposition: 55.0 52.1666666667 105% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 8.0752688172 124% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1679.0 1977.66487455 85% => OK
No of words: 347.0 407.700716846 85% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.8386167147 4.8611393121 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.31600926901 4.48103885553 96% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.85894068579 2.67179642975 107% => OK
Unique words: 174.0 212.727598566 82% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.50144092219 0.524837075471 96% => OK
syllable_count: 523.8 618.680645161 85% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.51630824373 99% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 9.59856630824 73% => OK
Article: 1.0 3.08781362007 32% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 3.51792114695 85% => OK
Conjunction: 5.0 1.86738351254 268% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 3.0 4.94265232975 61% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 20.6003584229 78% => 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: 21.0 20.1344086022 104% => OK
Sentence length SD: 58.9491306128 48.9658058833 120% => OK
Chars per sentence: 104.9375 100.406767564 105% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.6875 20.6045352989 105% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.375 5.45110844103 62% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.53405017921 110% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 5.5376344086 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 11.8709677419 59% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 3.85842293907 52% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 7.0 4.88709677419 143% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.360591872524 0.236089414692 153% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.125433242573 0.076458572812 164% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.096008758467 0.0737576698707 130% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.217433867838 0.150856017488 144% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0982804317702 0.0645574589148 152% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.2 11.7677419355 104% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 58.62 58.1214874552 101% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 6.10430107527 144% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.3 10.1575268817 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.79 10.9000537634 99% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.5 8.01818996416 106% => OK
difficult_words: 84.0 86.8835125448 97% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 10.002688172 85% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.0537634409 103% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.247311828 88% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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We are expecting: No. of Words: 350 while No. of Different Words: 200
Rates: 73.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 22.0 Out of 30
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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.