It is said that examination results only really suit people who are good at taking exams. I agree with this statement and I will recommend other various methods to assess a student’s abilities.
The first culprit behind failures in standardized tests is that people might have pop-up mental issues when being under pressure. To be more specific, they may have the feeling of anxiety whenever sitting for an exam despite their overall academic performance being excellent. According to a report in Viet Nam, a large number of IELTS candidates, who are evaluated as good learners, can not do well in the test due to a great tension of the examination. Thus, conventional tests might not be able to give the most precise reflection of a student’s level. Another reason that contributes significantly to the unsatisfactory performance in written exams of students is external factors. In other words, since the atmosphere and environment could be unavoidable distractions, they may affect a student’s performance greatly. Take the sounds and temperature of the room as an example, they could sometimes be unsuitable for test-takers that eventually direct their attention away from their tests. Consequently, their final result might not be true to their real abilities.
However, there are plenty of optimal judging methods that could be reasonable for most learners. First, using portfolios might be a one-sizes-for-all solution. To explain, portfolios are also known as a collection of documents that evaluates a student’s works throughout their courses. For example, HUST University in Viet Nam has made measuring students’ progress with portfolios compulsory for years. Thanks to this, not only the pressure of final tests can be reduced but also the assessment for learners could be more accurate. In addition, using presentations to test students is also an effective way. When it comes to presentations, students must utilize their teamwork skills, understanding, and constructive attitude. Compared to standardized tests, the result of this judging method can be more practical and reasonable.
To summarize, I agree that formal examinations are not suitable for everyone as a result of individual mental issues and external factors. However, instead of using conventional tests, I suggest that portfolios and presentations should be considered as means of reflecting students’ levels.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 313, Rule ID: LARGE_NUMBER_OF[1]
Message: Specify a number, remove phrase, or simply use 'many' or 'numerous'
Suggestion: many; numerous
...ent. According to a report in Viet Nam, a large number of IELTS candidates, who are evaluated as ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, consequently, first, however, if, may, really, so, thus, well, for example, in addition, as a result, in other words
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 22.0 13.1623246493 167% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 16.0 7.85571142285 204% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 8.0 10.4138276553 77% => OK
Relative clauses : 12.0 7.30460921844 164% => OK
Pronoun: 27.0 24.0651302605 112% => OK
Preposition: 43.0 41.998997996 102% => OK
Nominalization: 13.0 8.3376753507 156% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2043.0 1615.20841683 126% => OK
No of words: 370.0 315.596192385 117% => OK
Chars per words: 5.52162162162 5.12529762239 108% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.38581623665 4.20363070211 104% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.18374363302 2.80592935109 113% => OK
Unique words: 204.0 176.041082164 116% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.551351351351 0.561755894193 98% => OK
syllable_count: 621.0 506.74238477 123% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.60771543086 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 5.43587174349 147% => OK
Article: 3.0 2.52805611222 119% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 2.10420841683 95% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 0.809619238477 124% => OK
Preposition: 8.0 4.76152304609 168% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 20.0 16.0721442886 124% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 20.2975951904 89% => OK
Sentence length SD: 30.2596678766 49.4020404114 61% => OK
Chars per sentence: 102.15 106.682146367 96% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.5 20.7667163134 89% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.35 7.06120827912 90% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 5.01903807615 20% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 10.0 8.67935871743 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 3.9879759519 75% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 7.0 3.4128256513 205% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.228227608963 0.244688304435 93% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0707345676646 0.084324248473 84% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0429075128385 0.0667982634062 64% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.137952475817 0.151304729494 91% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.02854148111 0.056905535591 50% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.8 13.0946893788 105% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 44.75 50.2224549098 89% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 11.3001002004 102% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.74 12.4159519038 119% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.05 8.58950901804 105% => OK
difficult_words: 106.0 78.4519038076 135% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 9.78957915832 112% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.2 10.1190380762 91% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.7795591182 83% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 78.6516853933 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.0 Out of 9
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