Evening Computer Classes May Be Added
The computer department is considering offering evening classes in the fall. The proposal to add the classes is a response to student complaints that daytime computer classes have become increasingly overcrowded and there are no longer enough computers available. The department has decided that despite some added expense, the most cost-effective way of addressing this problem is by adding computer classes in the evening. It is hoped that this change will decrease the number of students enrolled in day classes and thus guarantee individual access to computers for all students in computer classes.
1. Now listen to two students discussing the article.
2. I just don't think this will work.
3. Why not?
4. Because it's not gonna solve the problem.
5. Students are busy at night.
6. I mean, we have jobs, families, clubs, social events... Most of us already have something to do every single night of the week.
7. I see your point.
8. I sure couldn't fit anything into my schedule during the week.
9. I've got swimming practice most nights.
10. Right, and as far as expense goes, I think they are going about it the wrong way.
11. I mean, it cost money to hire more teachers and keep the academic building open later, which is a lot more expensive than just simply buying more computers.
12. More computers?
13. That's right.
14. Computer prices have come way down the past few years.
15. So the department won't have to spend as much now as they did in the past.
16. Besides, the computer department classrooms, you know, the rooms themselves, they are actually very big.
17. There's plenty of space to add more computers.
The computer department is considering a scheduling change. Explain the man's opinion of the change and the reasons he gives for holding that opinion.
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Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 599.0 593.389002037 101% => OK
No of words: 142.0 154.784114053 92% => More words wanted. You may: choose simpler words or speak faster or remove hesitations or remove long pauses, and fully use the time, do NOT save one or two seconds.
Chars per words: 4.21830985915 3.82920900774 110% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.45201032557 3.52088357496 98% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.18869115556 1.81998168104 120% => OK
Unique words: 96.0 93.7942973523 102% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.676056338028 0.608046397892 111% => OK
Syllable count: 192.6 185.724439919 104% => OK
Avg_syllables_per_word: 1.4 1.20224032587 116% => OK
Performance on coherence:
Topic speech coherence ratio: 0.166909875101 0.0833886788687 200% => Good job. The more, the better.
Acoustic performance on paragraphs:
How many acoustic paragraphs: 4.0 3.90020366599 103% => OK
Average paragraph length: 35.5 71.3690273242 50% => The average paragraph length is low.
STD paragraph length: 22.1867077323 24.1299301424 92% => OK
Average paragraph duration: 12.255 26.8388033085 46% => OK
STD paragraph duration: 7.80134763999 8.89323425527 88% => OK
Acoustic performance on sentences:
How many acoustic sentences: 24.0 40.266802444 60% => Need more acoustic sentences. Maybe the speech rate is too fast.
Average acoustic sentence length: 5.91666666667 4.20756893501 141% => OK
STD acoustic sentence length: 5.2354295165 3.23972648638 162% => OK
Average acoustic sentences duration: 1.92375 1.51236819293 127% => OK
STD acoustic sentences duration: 1.61392588765 1.0352206224 156% => OK
Acoustic performance on acoustic silence:(An acoustic silence means a little pause between two or more words)
How many acoustic silence: 24.0 37.9022403259 63% => OK
Total acoustic silence duration: 4.76 7.22384928717 66% => OK
Average acoustic silence duration: 0.198333333333 0.193825474362 102% => OK
STD acoustic silence duration: 0.126348284076 0.16431695912 77% => OK
Acoustic performance on acoustic words:
Total word duration: 40.05 46.6644602851 86% => Need to talk more.
Average word duration: 0.282042253521 0.304040633073 93% => OK
STD word duration: 0.147402575762 0.193491353168 76% => OK
Disfluencies: like hesitations, or 'ehn' or taking a long time to pronounce a word:
How many disfluencies: 3.0 8.88594704684 34% => Good job, the lower, the better.
Total_disfluencies_duration: 2.09 6.97134419552 30% => Good job. The lower, the better.
Total acoustic noise duration: 2.51 3.21433808554 78% => OK
Acoustic rates:
Total speech duration: 49.02 59.1375356415 83% => Talk more. Do not save time. People can talk 4-5 words in one second.
Compare to expected duration: 0.817 0.985625594026 83% => Some seconds left. Need to talk more.
Rate of silence: 0.489596083231 0.643888735843 76% => OK
Rate of speech: 2.89677682579 2.61565628039 111% => OK
Rate of speech by unique words: 1.95838433293 1.58604529434 123% => OK
Rate of word duration by unique words: 2.39700374532 2.01333574461 119% => OK
Average articulation rates: 0.394305838028 0.322651457988 122% => OK
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Rates: 83.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by speech e-grader: 25.0 Out of 30
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Note: the speech e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas.