I agree with the claim that group assignments should replace a substantial amount of lecture-based instruction in college and university courses. Learning to cooperate with others is an essential skill for success in society, and there are many online courses available that can supplement traditional lectures.
Group assignments require students to work together, allowing them to develop teamwork and communication skills. Additionally, students can learn from their teammates and gain new perspectives. For example, in a recent course, my group had a final project that required us to work together and distribute work based on each member's strengths. During the project, we held many meetings to discuss and solve problems, which ultimately resulted in a successful practical project. If the course had been lecture-based with only tests, I would not have had the opportunity to apply the knowledge I learned to a real-world problem.
There are many online courses and resources available, such as videos from top schools like MIT and Harvard. Students can learn from these materials and use their professor as a resource to answer questions and provide guidance during group assignments. Group projects can motivate students to learn actively, rather than passively listening to lectures.
However, some may argue that there are students who do not engage in teamwork and may hinder the group's progress. This issue can be addressed through communication between the professor and students. If a group member is not contributing, the group should inform the professor, who can then warn the individual of the impact on their grade and encourage them to participate. If the student still does not engage, the professor may need to fail them and require them to repeat the course until they demonstrate a willingness to change.
In conclusion, group assignments are valuable for developing essential skills and applying knowledge to practical problems. Professors can supplement traditional lectures with online resources and serve as a resource for group projects while ensuring that all students are contributing.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, however, if, may, so, still, then, while, for example, in conclusion, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 9.0 19.5258426966 46% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 14.0 12.4196629213 113% => OK
Conjunction : 16.0 14.8657303371 108% => OK
Relative clauses : 8.0 11.3162921348 71% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 21.0 33.0505617978 64% => OK
Preposition: 40.0 58.6224719101 68% => OK
Nominalization: 6.0 12.9106741573 46% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1804.0 2235.4752809 81% => OK
No of words: 327.0 442.535393258 74% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.51681957187 5.05705443957 109% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.25242769721 4.55969084622 93% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.99715096319 2.79657885939 107% => OK
Unique words: 184.0 215.323595506 85% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.562691131498 0.4932671777 114% => OK
syllable_count: 539.1 704.065955056 77% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 6.24550561798 80% => OK
Article: 2.0 4.99550561798 40% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 3.10617977528 97% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.77640449438 56% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.38483146067 68% => 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: 20.0 23.0359550562 87% => OK
Sentence length SD: 28.1207635698 60.3974514979 47% => The essay contains lots of sentences with the similar length. More sentence varieties wanted.
Chars per sentence: 112.75 118.986275619 95% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.4375 23.4991977007 87% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.125 5.21951772744 98% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 7.80617977528 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 11.0 10.2758426966 107% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 5.13820224719 39% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 4.83258426966 62% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.316519785514 0.243740707755 130% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.105909144183 0.0831039109588 127% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.103027099761 0.0758088955206 136% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.188858472709 0.150359130593 126% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.096743478496 0.0667264976115 145% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.8 14.1392134831 105% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 51.18 48.8420337079 105% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 12.1743820225 91% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.74 12.1639044944 121% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.17 8.38706741573 109% => OK
difficult_words: 94.0 100.480337079 94% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.5 11.8971910112 97% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 11.2143820225 89% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 11.7820224719 127% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 50.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.0 Out of 6
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