Without not doubt, many people could support the statement that is more important that students understand ideas and concepts over facts, and other people could have the opposite point of view. As far as I am concern, I firmly believe in the statement proposed above. Clearly, for me, understanding ideas and concepts are the fundamental support for an effective learning.
First of all, learning facts are important, but more important is to know how these facts are produced and why. This previous analysis of the context of a subject, would bring the holistic comprehention of a phenomena in all its meaning. To illustrate this claim, let's consider a mathematics formula that can calculate a physical phenomena like throwing a ball, with a space and distance proposed. Clearly, the student could memorize the formula and apply it every time he or she wanted to calculate distantes or forces involved, but he or she needs to understand, first, what is behind the forumal; thus, understand the idea o concept, to apply it correctly. On the other way, the student could use the same formula to calculate density, or gravidity, or anything else that has nothing to do with throwing an object.
Additionally, students could find easier to remember facts if they know previouly the idea o concept that sustains those facts. For example, going back to the mathematic's formula, it would be easier for a student to remember the different elements of the formula, if he or she knows the concept of the equation used for calculate distant or force.
Finally, we have to consider that facts along does not mean anything without an idea or a concept that can connect those facts into a thesis. For instance, students can not analyse any fact without the correct asociation to something else bigger than the facts itself. My own experience is a good example of this. When I was a student I failed to pass a difficult grade, as many other studients. However, when I could undertand the global concept of the subject I didn't need to much study to get the highest score in the following exam.
In summary, considering the three reasons explained above I strongly agree with the statement proposed. By this token, I can afirm that is more important, as a student, to understand ideas and concepts before memorizing facts without the comprehention of its couses and effects.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 207, Rule ID: A_PLURAL[1]
Message: Don't use indefinite articles with plural words. Did you mean 'a phenomenon' or simply 'phenomena'?
Suggestion: a phenomenon; phenomena
...uld bring the holistic comprehention of a phenomena in all its meaning. To illustrate this ...
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Line 7, column 465, Rule ID: EN_CONTRACTION_SPELLING
Message: Possible spelling mistake found
Suggestion: didn't
...and the global concept of the subject I didnt need to much study to get the highest s...
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Line 7, column 476, Rule ID: TO_TOO[2]
Message: Did you mean 'too'?
Suggestion: too
...bal concept of the subject I didnt need to much study to get the highest score in ...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, finally, first, however, if, so, thus, for example, for instance, in summary, first of all
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 10.0 15.1003584229 66% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 13.0 9.8082437276 133% => OK
Conjunction : 18.0 13.8261648746 130% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 11.0286738351 91% => OK
Pronoun: 39.0 43.0788530466 91% => OK
Preposition: 49.0 52.1666666667 94% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 8.0752688172 124% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1974.0 1977.66487455 100% => OK
No of words: 399.0 407.700716846 98% => OK
Chars per words: 4.94736842105 4.8611393121 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.46933824581 4.48103885553 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.7214860169 2.67179642975 102% => OK
Unique words: 206.0 212.727598566 97% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.516290726817 0.524837075471 98% => OK
syllable_count: 614.7 618.680645161 99% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.51630824373 99% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 9.59856630824 63% => OK
Interrogative: 3.0 0.994623655914 302% => OK
Article: 2.0 3.08781362007 65% => OK
Subordination: 6.0 3.51792114695 171% => OK
Conjunction: 5.0 1.86738351254 268% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 9.0 4.94265232975 182% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 17.0 20.6003584229 83% => OK
Sentence length: 23.0 20.1344086022 114% => OK
Sentence length SD: 52.3990543775 48.9658058833 107% => OK
Chars per sentence: 116.117647059 100.406767564 116% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.4705882353 20.6045352989 114% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.58823529412 5.45110844103 103% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.53405017921 110% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 5.5376344086 54% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 10.0 11.8709677419 84% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 3.85842293907 26% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 6.0 4.88709677419 123% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.266525616852 0.236089414692 113% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0832560791543 0.076458572812 109% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0603606364687 0.0737576698707 82% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.161703480095 0.150856017488 107% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.059206888946 0.0645574589148 92% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.6 11.7677419355 116% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 56.59 58.1214874552 97% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 6.10430107527 51% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 10.1575268817 109% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.73 10.9000537634 108% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.22 8.01818996416 103% => OK
difficult_words: 87.0 86.8835125448 100% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 10.002688172 110% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 10.0537634409 111% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 10.247311828 117% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 70.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 21.0 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.