TOEFL Academic Discussion Writing Question: Grading
In my opinion, students should be given grades. I strongly agree with Jake's idea that grading helps students prepare for situations which they will face in the future and the real world. I'd add that grading is the best method for providing information and feedback that students can use for self-evaluation and growth. From my personal standpoint, students must look at grading as a torch for their performance indicator and use it for improvement. Lila raised the relevant point that grading creates a competitive environment which makes students feel like they are only valued for their academic performance, but she did not mention that the most significant role of students is studying, and they must learn this matter that they will be evaluated for their responsibilities in the real world. For instance, when I was in high school, I did not care about geography because I had the plan to study my major in mathematics however, my grades forced me to take more time on geography, yet this lesson helped me to focus on all side of a situation which I involved with in my career.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 188, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: I'd
... face in the future and the real world. Id add that grading is the best method for...
^^
Line 1, column 191, Rule ID: MASS_AGREEMENT[1]
Message: Consider using third-person verb forms for singular and mass nouns: 'adds'.
Suggestion: adds
...ce in the future and the real world. Id add that grading is the best method for pro...
^^^
Line 1, column 191, Rule ID: HE_VERB_AGR[8]
Message: The proper name in singular (Id) must be used with a third-person verb: 'adds'.
Suggestion: adds
...ce in the future and the real world. Id add that grading is the best method for pro...
^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, however, if, look, so, for instance, in my opinion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 6.0 15.1003584229 40% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 9.8082437276 61% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 13.8261648746 51% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 10.0 11.0286738351 91% => OK
Pronoun: 29.0 43.0788530466 67% => OK
Preposition: 19.0 52.1666666667 36% => More preposition wanted.
Nominalization: 9.0 8.0752688172 111% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 898.0 1977.66487455 45% => More number of characters wanted.
No of words: 186.0 407.700716846 46% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.82795698925 4.8611393121 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.69299088775 4.48103885553 82% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.81365203278 2.67179642975 105% => OK
Unique words: 118.0 212.727598566 55% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.634408602151 0.524837075471 121% => OK
syllable_count: 274.5 618.680645161 44% => syllable counts are too short.
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.51630824373 99% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 9.59856630824 31% => OK
Article: 0.0 3.08781362007 0% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 3.51792114695 28% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 1.86738351254 161% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 4.94265232975 40% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 6.0 20.6003584229 29% => 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: 31.0 20.1344086022 154% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 102.93957235 48.9658058833 210% => The lengths of sentences changed so frequently.
Chars per sentence: 149.666666667 100.406767564 149% => OK
Words per sentence: 31.0 20.6045352989 150% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.16666666667 5.45110844103 168% => OK
Paragraphs: 1.0 4.53405017921 22% => More paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 3.0 5.5376344086 54% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 11.8709677419 34% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 3.85842293907 26% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 1.0 4.88709677419 20% => More facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.0779196181783 0.236089414692 33% => The similarity between the topic and the content is low.
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0411147220595 0.076458572812 54% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0205246587958 0.0737576698707 28% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0779196181783 0.150856017488 52% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0 0.0645574589148 0% => 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: 16.8 11.7677419355 143% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 48.47 58.1214874552 83% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 6.10430107527 144% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.2 10.1575268817 140% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.33 10.9000537634 104% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.99 8.01818996416 112% => OK
difficult_words: 45.0 86.8835125448 52% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 11.5 10.002688172 115% => OK
gunning_fog: 14.4 10.0537634409 143% => 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
Minimum four paragraphs wanted.
More content wanted.
Minimum 250 words wanted.
Rates: 60.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 18.0 Out of 30
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