“The Internet will never replace traditional course books in schools”. Do you agree or disagree with this prediction?
It is claimed that the world wide web will never be a substitute for conventional, print study books. Despite the onslaught of online educational resources, print versions are still standing strong not only because they are better at conveying information but also because they are time- and expert-proven. Nevertheless, with the rising number of tech-savvy children and with schools increasingly moving towards digital sources for educational purposes, I dare say that it is just a matter of time when traditional course books will be consigned to oblivion and will give way to a novel way of learning online.
Without a doubt, some school children are more immersed in printed textbooks and fathom better the content. In other words, seeing and feeling how much progress they have made, by virtue of the waxing and waning pages of the book, can help pupils feel like they are making headway, both literally and figuratively. A study reported in the New Yorker found that school students using the internet sources for studying science, for example, were less likely to recall concepts than those who read the same in print. What is more, with a print coursebook, it is easier to go back and review without having to scroll or click back in the browser.
Equally important, traditional textbooks are meticulously designed by pedagogical experts and tested by time. While forming syllabi, the professors ensure that the fundamentals of particular subjects are aligned with theoretical and practical learning methods that consider topics to be covered, instructions, assignments, continuous assessment, and formal examinations. On this occasion, similar online sources fail to meet educational standards. The biggest online examination provider Proctoring Company, while being rigorous about testing conditions, is still susceptible to fraud. This only proves that “Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence” (Abigail Adams).
Nonetheless, it would be unwise to deny the fact that the global network gives access to a wider range of content for teaching and learning that can supplement curricula. Instead of relying primarily on textbooks, teachers can direct students to many different sources, and students can develop research skills by exploring online content on their own. For instance, Open educational resources (OER) make course materials from one country available to students in another. Consequently, by integrating the wealth of new resources into education, policymakers are making it easier for students to learn as and when they wish to do so, rather than just by reading study books.
In the final analysis, it appears that traditional books are unlikely to be replaced by the Internet in the short term as they are easier to imbibe and are tested by time and pedagogical experts. However, the internet has already become an integral part of school curricular, giving access to a wider range of content for learning, ameliorating research skills, and making it easier for students to learn regardless of time and place. So, the internet may become an alternative source of knowledge in the future.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 1, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Equally,
... scroll or click back in the browser. Equally important, traditional textbooks are me...
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Line 4, column 246, Rule ID: NUMEROUS_DIFFERENT[1]
Message: Use simply 'many'.
Suggestion: many
...tbooks, teachers can direct students to many different sources, and students can develop resea...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, consequently, however, if, may, nevertheless, nonetheless, so, still, while, for example, for instance, in other words, what is more
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 25.0 15.1003584229 166% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 9.8082437276 102% => OK
Conjunction : 21.0 13.8261648746 152% => OK
Relative clauses : 12.0 11.0286738351 109% => OK
Pronoun: 28.0 43.0788530466 65% => OK
Preposition: 68.0 52.1666666667 130% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 8.0752688172 87% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2684.0 1977.66487455 136% => OK
No of words: 503.0 407.700716846 123% => OK
Chars per words: 5.33598409543 4.8611393121 110% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.73578520332 4.48103885553 106% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.86948363686 2.67179642975 107% => OK
Unique words: 283.0 212.727598566 133% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.562624254473 0.524837075471 107% => OK
syllable_count: 825.3 618.680645161 133% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.51630824373 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 9.59856630824 73% => OK
Article: 5.0 3.08781362007 162% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 3.51792114695 57% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 1.86738351254 161% => OK
Preposition: 10.0 4.94265232975 202% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 19.0 20.6003584229 92% => OK
Sentence length: 26.0 20.1344086022 129% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 61.3021669982 48.9658058833 125% => OK
Chars per sentence: 141.263157895 100.406767564 141% => OK
Words per sentence: 26.4736842105 20.6045352989 128% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.52631578947 5.45110844103 138% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.53405017921 110% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.5376344086 36% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 10.0 11.8709677419 84% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 3.85842293907 104% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 4.88709677419 102% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.171909525407 0.236089414692 73% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.04901965616 0.076458572812 64% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0480465932144 0.0737576698707 65% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.093340958323 0.150856017488 62% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0457821146675 0.0645574589148 71% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 17.0 11.7677419355 144% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 45.09 58.1214874552 78% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 6.10430107527 144% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.4 10.1575268817 132% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.99 10.9000537634 128% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.57 8.01818996416 119% => OK
difficult_words: 148.0 86.8835125448 170% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 19.5 10.002688172 195% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.4 10.0537634409 123% => OK
text_standard: 14.0 10.247311828 137% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 90.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 27.0 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.