Some people think that the use of computers in primary and secondary schools makes education more enjoyable and efficient, while others believe that too much dependence on computers causes both physical and emotional problems. Discuss both points of view and give your opinion.
Roughly invented 70 years ago, computers are now seen and used almost everywhere, especially in educational institutes. While it is a common belief that computer usage plays an important role in stimulating students’ study and makes it more entertaining and effective, I hold the view that excessive reliance on the greatest scientific invention can be detrimental to people’s health and emotion.
On the one hand, a majority of people assume that the benefits of having computers in classrooms far outweigh the drawbacks. First of all, students’ dynamism and curiosity are remarkably enhanced by virtue of the application of computers in education. For instance, computers with Internet access do not only bring a huge source of useful information and lively pictures but they also stimulate students’ imagination and creativity, which in turn makes them more interactive in class. Additionally, computers and visual aids enable students to be more excited and confident in expressing their ideas. If students just sit still at their desk and listen to lectures, they will probably become passive, fatigued and uninterested in study. As a result, the cognitive abilities of students would be adversely affected.
On the other hand, it is my belief that young students’ early exposure to computers is more likely to lead to disastrous consequences. Perceptibly, students’ physical health would deteriorate after prolonged sitting at a computer terminal. At the age of physical development, all they have to do is engage in outdoor activities in order to strengthen immunity and to fight diseases. Using computers for extended periods causes eyesight problems, migraine headaches, severe fatigue, which will lead to appetite loss and declining health. Another foreseeable drawback is that students also suffer from mental illnesses from long-term computer use. These days, it is not difficult for teenage students to get access to pornographic and violent websites. These inappropriate web pages can spoil students’ minds, which inclines them towards imitation. Additionally, by using computers, students can indulge themselves in online games of raising a virtual character. As a result, they do not have enough time to rest and may have sleep disorders which will later increase chances of developing mental health problems.
In conclusion, while having computers in classrooms come with some benefits, I believe we should not allow students to use them for the reasons mentioned above.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, if, may, so, still, then, while, for instance, in conclusion, as a result, first of all, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 11.0 13.1623246493 84% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 7.85571142285 127% => OK
Conjunction : 16.0 10.4138276553 154% => OK
Relative clauses : 9.0 7.30460921844 123% => OK
Pronoun: 25.0 24.0651302605 104% => OK
Preposition: 51.0 41.998997996 121% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 8.3376753507 120% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2149.0 1615.20841683 133% => OK
No of words: 383.0 315.596192385 121% => OK
Chars per words: 5.61096605744 5.12529762239 109% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.42384287591 4.20363070211 105% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.15041592381 2.80592935109 112% => OK
Unique words: 232.0 176.041082164 132% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.605744125326 0.561755894193 108% => OK
syllable_count: 676.8 506.74238477 134% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.8 1.60771543086 112% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 5.43587174349 147% => OK
Article: 2.0 2.52805611222 79% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 2.10420841683 238% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 0.809619238477 0% => OK
Preposition: 5.0 4.76152304609 105% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 18.0 16.0721442886 112% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 20.2975951904 103% => OK
Sentence length SD: 48.5271974143 49.4020404114 98% => OK
Chars per sentence: 119.388888889 106.682146367 112% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.2777777778 20.7667163134 102% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.88888888889 7.06120827912 98% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 5.01903807615 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 8.67935871743 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 3.9879759519 150% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 3.4128256513 117% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.186254615651 0.244688304435 76% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0609324786468 0.084324248473 72% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0450893592693 0.0667982634062 68% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.130124303791 0.151304729494 86% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0178212754004 0.056905535591 31% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.6 13.0946893788 119% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 33.24 50.2224549098 66% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.44779559118 150% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.8 11.3001002004 122% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 15.26 12.4159519038 123% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.96 8.58950901804 116% => OK
difficult_words: 128.0 78.4519038076 163% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 16.0 9.78957915832 163% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.1190380762 103% => OK
text_standard: 16.0 10.7795591182 148% => 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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