An increasing number of schools provide tablets and laptop computers for students to use in school, replacing books and other printed materials like exams and assignments. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?
Technology is evolving rapidly and is becoming an important part of our everyday life. Today we have electronic devices and gadgets for almost every task, whether small or big. Computers, laptops, tablets et cetera have become an inherent part of every sector today. The education sector is not an exception. Today more and more schools and colleges are encouraging students to bring laptops and tablets in classrooms. Some of them are even providing laptop computers for use in place of textbooks.
The use of tablets and computers for educational purposes has its own advantages. Children don’t have to carry heavy backpacks which was often cited as a problem by health practitioners. Multiple books can be accessed on one tablet or laptop. This is not only easy and hassle-free but also great for the environment. As students switch from traditional paperback books to e-books, the usage of paper will reduce saving a lot of trees. Also, using electronic medium saves a lot of space at homes, schools and colleges. During the Covid-19 pandemic the online classes and ebooks helped students to continue their studies even without going to schools, book shops or libraries. Cheap internet availability in India has also played a significant role. A student can now search for any information or solution using search engines like Google, Yahoo et cetera.
Though the increasing use of tablet and laptops computers has its own advantages there are several disadvantages as well. It is often noticed that students end up using their personal computers or tablets more for entertainment and fun purposes than for educational purposes. This defeats the whole objective and purpose of providing them with electronic gadgets in the first place. Some opticians also advocate for a balanced use of laptops and phones, since the blue light which comes out of the screen is harmful for eyes. Doctors suggest that the increase in incidences of eye problems in younger people is due to extensive use of laptop computers and smartphones. Also, it is pertinent to note that gadgets like tablets and laptops and not affordable to people from lower-income groups. Poor children still take advantage of traditional studying materials to support their studies as it is easily accessible in public libraries.
To conclude, we can say that using tablets and laptop computers is not bad. However, a cautious and balanced use of laptops and tablets is important. Traditional books and material will always remain a part of the education system due to its easy access and preference of parents.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, however, if, so, still, well, in the first place
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 16.0 13.1623246493 122% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 7.85571142285 64% => OK
Conjunction : 27.0 10.4138276553 259% => Less conjunction wanted
Relative clauses : 6.0 7.30460921844 82% => OK
Pronoun: 20.0 24.0651302605 83% => OK
Preposition: 47.0 41.998997996 112% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 8.3376753507 96% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2163.0 1615.20841683 134% => OK
No of words: 419.0 315.596192385 133% => OK
Chars per words: 5.16229116945 5.12529762239 101% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.52432199235 4.20363070211 108% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.76008515675 2.80592935109 98% => OK
Unique words: 227.0 176.041082164 129% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.541766109785 0.561755894193 96% => OK
syllable_count: 682.2 506.74238477 135% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.60771543086 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 5.43587174349 92% => OK
Article: 5.0 2.52805611222 198% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 2.10420841683 143% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 0.809619238477 0% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.76152304609 63% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 25.0 16.0721442886 156% => OK
Sentence length: 16.0 20.2975951904 79% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 30.5408840736 49.4020404114 62% => OK
Chars per sentence: 86.52 106.682146367 81% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.76 20.7667163134 81% => OK
Discourse Markers: 2.64 7.06120827912 37% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 5.01903807615 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 13.0 8.67935871743 150% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 3.9879759519 75% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 9.0 3.4128256513 264% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.347388113243 0.244688304435 142% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0917804681302 0.084324248473 109% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0589806009332 0.0667982634062 88% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.2083381631 0.151304729494 138% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0401866028399 0.056905535591 71% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.3 13.0946893788 86% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 55.24 50.2224549098 110% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.5 11.3001002004 84% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.35 12.4159519038 99% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.76 8.58950901804 102% => OK
difficult_words: 115.0 78.4519038076 147% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 6.0 9.78957915832 61% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.4 10.1190380762 83% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.7795591182 83% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 56.1797752809 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 5.0 Out of 9
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