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.Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agr

What is real learning? Real learning consists of three parts of active participation: gathering useful information, memorizing knowledge, and perhaps most importantly, applying knowledge in reality. The author claims that technology innovations offer schools improved methods for studying, but they distract students from real learning. In some cases, technology innovations such as the internet and mobile phone interrupt students’ concentration during studying. In most cases, technology innovations advance our learning process and optimize studying efficiency.

I’ll first discuss how video can help students expand their interest in the study. Then, I’ll explore how students can be benefited from accessing the internet. I then will present how some innovations like social media can potentially distract students from concentrating. Then finally, I will compare the pros and cons of having technology innovations involved in the study process.

Video is often a teaching material substance for textbook. Learning from the book, students need to actively gather information from the words. Video provides a passive learning experience for students. Another advantage video has for learning is that students can learn visually and have a better understanding of complicated subjects. For example, some students might not be interested in history because they are not used to read long-form literature. A video documentary can help them quickly understand major historical events by presenting illustrations instead of wordy descriptions.

The internet, as one of the most significant innovations in the past century, has an indispensable impact on learning nowadays. The internet allows students to gain desired information online without limitations. The internet also provides more flexibilities for the student to customize their study styles. For advanced students, they can access the internet to search for more challenging practices to expand their intelligence. For students who have learning curves, they can access the internet for multimedia tutorials to enhance their fundamental knowledge by changing their study methods.

However, technology innovation comes with some vices that affect studying in negative ways. With the prevalence of social media, it becomes harder for the younger generation to concentrate on studying. Social media and mobile phone keep sending reminders to students and remind them to post new status. This will cause the student to not be able to concentrate on one subject for a long time. In addition to that, spending too much time on technology will lead to a decreased time on social events. Learning happens through communications with peers, and sometimes, communications generate new ideas and knowledge. If students spend all their time learning knowledge online, they will lose the ability to communicate and learn in real-life occasions.

In conclusion, technology innovations have some side effects that cause distractions during studying, but we cannot abandon to adopt technology innovations as tools for study. The most important thing is how we implement innovations during the study process in positive ways. Besides learning knowledge, students should also learn how to use all kinds of tool to maximize their study outcome.

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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, besides, but, finally, first, however, if, so, then, as for, as to, for example, in addition, in conclusion, such as, in most cases, in some cases

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

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 8.0 19.5258426966 41% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 16.0 12.4196629213 129% => OK
Conjunction : 12.0 14.8657303371 81% => OK
Relative clauses : 6.0 11.3162921348 53% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 26.0 33.0505617978 79% => OK
Preposition: 60.0 58.6224719101 102% => OK
Nominalization: 15.0 12.9106741573 116% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2830.0 2235.4752809 127% => OK
No of words: 488.0 442.535393258 110% => OK
Chars per words: 5.79918032787 5.05705443957 115% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.70007681154 4.55969084622 103% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.02058911692 2.79657885939 108% => OK
Unique words: 257.0 215.323595506 119% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.526639344262 0.4932671777 107% => OK
syllable_count: 859.5 704.065955056 122% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.8 1.59117977528 113% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 6.24550561798 112% => OK
Article: 6.0 4.99550561798 120% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 3.10617977528 64% => OK
Conjunction: 4.0 1.77640449438 225% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 6.0 4.38483146067 137% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 30.0 20.2370786517 148% => OK
Sentence length: 16.0 23.0359550562 69% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 32.6830571126 60.3974514979 54% => The essay contains lots of sentences with the similar length. More sentence varieties wanted.
Chars per sentence: 94.3333333333 118.986275619 79% => OK
Words per sentence: 16.2666666667 23.4991977007 69% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.06666666667 5.21951772744 97% => OK
Paragraphs: 6.0 4.97078651685 121% => OK
Language errors: 7.0 7.80617977528 90% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 14.0 10.2758426966 136% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 5.13820224719 97% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 11.0 4.83258426966 228% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.181801972229 0.243740707755 75% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0588268920922 0.0831039109588 71% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0555781411389 0.0758088955206 73% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.108010315022 0.150359130593 72% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0451495449779 0.0667264976115 68% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.0 14.1392134831 99% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 38.31 48.8420337079 78% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.9 12.1743820225 98% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 16.06 12.1639044944 132% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.19 8.38706741573 110% => OK
difficult_words: 147.0 100.480337079 146% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 11.8971910112 67% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.4 11.2143820225 75% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.7820224719 76% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 62.5 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.75 Out of 6
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