Although innovations such as video, computers, and the Internet seem to offer schools improved methods for instructing students, these technologies all too often distract from real learning. - GRE Issue 119

Over the past decade, many new learning techniques have been developed as a result of advancements in technology. Although these techniques may cause distraction in some cases, their advantages outnumber their disadvantages.

The most important advantage comes from studying with the help of the Internet. Many years ago, whenever a student had to do an assignment, the ideal approach was to visit the school library, go through a number of books on that particular question or topic and then write answers. But, with the help of the internet and highly advanced search-engine websites like Google and Bing, all the relevant information related to any topic can be found within seconds. Moreover, as electronic versions of many books known is e-books are readily available, it is very easy to search as well as carry and go through multiple books at a time. This saves a lot time which can be invested by students in learning more advanced concepts.

Use of technology such as smart projectors, presentations and so on is also very helpful for teachers. Many schools now teach with the help of presentations, rather than using the traditional chalk and blackboard. Furthermore, the teachers can also show videos of many concepts to students on various topics from the internet which makes visualization easier and speeds up the learning process. The lectures given by teachers can also be recorded, so if any student absent, he can still go through what was taught in the class. New technologies which involve natural language processing can also help teachers in correcting and monitoring a student's progress.

Despite of the advantages of using the new technologies in schools, there are always a few students who may get distracted. For instance, although there is a plethora of useful information on the internet, it may happen that many students waste their time on social networking websites and other distractions like computer games. However, with efficient control and monitoring of a student's access to the internet, these problems can be efficiently tackled by the school authorities and parents.

All in all, with the help of technological innovations, schools can improve the learning process of students and the teaching methodologies of the teachers.

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 7, column 381, Rule ID: A_PLURAL[1]
Message: Don't use indefinite articles with plural words. Did you mean 'a student' or simply 'students'?
Suggestion: a student; students
...ith efficient control and monitoring of a students access to the internet, these problems ...
^^^^^^^^^^

Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, furthermore, however, if, may, moreover, second, so, still, then, well, as to, for instance, such as, as a result, as well as, in some cases

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 19.5258426966 67% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 11.0 12.4196629213 89% => OK
Conjunction : 13.0 14.8657303371 87% => OK
Relative clauses : 6.0 11.3162921348 53% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 11.0 33.0505617978 33% => OK
Preposition: 54.0 58.6224719101 92% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 12.9106741573 54% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1914.0 2235.4752809 86% => OK
No of words: 364.0 442.535393258 82% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.25824175824 5.05705443957 104% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.36792674256 4.55969084622 96% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.9895815955 2.79657885939 107% => OK
Unique words: 202.0 215.323595506 94% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.554945054945 0.4932671777 113% => OK
syllable_count: 576.9 704.065955056 82% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 6.24550561798 96% => OK
Article: 4.0 4.99550561798 80% => OK
Subordination: 4.0 3.10617977528 129% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.77640449438 0% => OK
Preposition: 5.0 4.38483146067 114% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 20.2370786517 79% => 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: 22.0 23.0359550562 96% => OK
Sentence length SD: 38.1590012317 60.3974514979 63% => OK
Chars per sentence: 119.625 118.986275619 101% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.75 23.4991977007 97% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.4375 5.21951772744 181% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 7.80617977528 13% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 13.0 10.2758426966 127% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 5.13820224719 19% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 4.83258426966 41% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.128912752439 0.243740707755 53% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0482038656098 0.0831039109588 58% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0409375302166 0.0758088955206 54% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.085596137588 0.150359130593 57% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0346589294989 0.0667264976115 52% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.7 14.1392134831 104% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 49.15 48.8420337079 101% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 12.1743820225 98% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.52 12.1639044944 111% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.15 8.38706741573 109% => OK
difficult_words: 102.0 100.480337079 102% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.5 11.8971910112 97% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 11.2143820225 96% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.7820224719 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 Out of 6
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