Nowadays many high schools and universities require students to work on projects in groups, and all members of the group receive the same grade (mark) on the project. Do you agree or disagree that giving every member of a group the same grade is a good way to evaluate students? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Be sure to use your own words. Do not use memorized examples.
A glance at people's attitudes toward the grading system in high schools and universities brings to light a question that has been asked several times, that is, whether giving every member of a group the same grade is a good way to evaluate students. Although some people assert that all of the group members receive the same grade is efficient, I am against this opinion and believe that its cos exceeds its pros.
The foremost reason why I am supporting this idea lies in the fact that every member of the group works on different parts of the project, which means that it is unfair to evaluate them with the same score. To be more specific, there is a division of work in the group project, students should be graded on their own part of the project. For instance, if there is a student who work on the final presentation and he does not need to write an essay about the project, the professor should judge his performance only by how well his presentation is despite the fact that how the essay made by other member is. It is not fair to grade the student's performance by the part he does not engage.
Another point that I should deem is the fact that giving the same grades to every member of a group results in the "free-rider problem". To delineate, if some members of the group are not enthusiastic about the project and do not put every effort into it, it is not a good idea to give them the same grade as other members who work very hard on the project. Take my personal experience for example. There was a project that the professor said everyone would be graded the same, I would not put much effort into it since even though I do not work as hard as other members, I could still receive the same grade as them.
What can be concluded from the aforementioned reasons is that, therefore, giving every member of a group the same grade should be stopped since it is unfair and would cause the free-rider problem.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 284, Rule ID: ALL_OF_THE[1]
Message: Simply use 'all the'.
Suggestion: all the
...dents. Although some people assert that all of the group members receive the same grade is...
^^^^^^^^^^
Line 2, column 636, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'students'' or 'student's'?
Suggestion: students'; student's
... member is. It is not fair to grade the students performance by the part he does not eng...
^^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
if, so, still, therefore, thus, well, for example, for instance
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 21.0 15.1003584229 139% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 9.8082437276 102% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 13.8261648746 36% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 14.0 11.0286738351 127% => OK
Pronoun: 36.0 43.0788530466 84% => OK
Preposition: 41.0 52.1666666667 79% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 8.0752688172 87% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1582.0 1977.66487455 80% => OK
No of words: 354.0 407.700716846 87% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.46892655367 4.8611393121 92% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.33761313653 4.48103885553 97% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.48013590045 2.67179642975 93% => OK
Unique words: 167.0 212.727598566 79% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.471751412429 0.524837075471 90% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 496.8 618.680645161 80% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.4 1.51630824373 92% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 9.59856630824 63% => OK
Article: 3.0 3.08781362007 97% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 3.51792114695 85% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.86738351254 0% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 4.94265232975 40% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 11.0 20.6003584229 53% => 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: 32.0 20.1344086022 159% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 67.313501157 48.9658058833 137% => OK
Chars per sentence: 143.818181818 100.406767564 143% => OK
Words per sentence: 32.1818181818 20.6045352989 156% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.72727272727 5.45110844103 105% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.53405017921 88% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.5376344086 36% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 11.8709677419 42% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 3.85842293907 104% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 4.88709677419 41% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.513468247146 0.236089414692 217% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.202286154501 0.076458572812 265% => Sentence topic similarity is high.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.108720548211 0.0737576698707 147% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.314263594431 0.150856017488 208% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0845147939145 0.0645574589148 131% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.7 11.7677419355 133% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 55.92 58.1214874552 96% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 6.10430107527 51% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.4 10.1575268817 132% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 9.24 10.9000537634 85% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.54 8.01818996416 94% => OK
difficult_words: 52.0 86.8835125448 60% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 17.5 10.002688172 175% => OK
gunning_fog: 14.8 10.0537634409 147% => OK
text_standard: 18.0 10.247311828 176% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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We are expecting: No. of Words: 350 while No. of Different Words: 200
Better to have 5 paragraphs with 3 arguments. And try always support/against one side but compare two sides, like this:
para 1: introduction
para 2: reason 1. address both of the views presented for reason 1
para 3: reason 2. address both of the views presented for reason 2
para 4: reason 3. address both of the views presented for reason 3
para 5: conclusion.
So how to find out those reasons. There is a formula:
reasons == advantages or
reasons == disadvantages
for example, we can always apply 'save time', 'save/make money', 'find a job', 'make friends', 'get more information' as reasons to all essay/speaking topics.
or we can apply 'waste time', 'waste money', 'no job', 'make bad friends', 'get bad information' as reasons to all essay/speaking topics.
Rates: 68.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 20.5 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.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 284, Rule ID: ALL_OF_THE[1]
Message: Simply use 'all the'.
Suggestion: all the
...dents. Although some people assert that all of the group members receive the same grade is...
^^^^^^^^^^
Line 2, column 636, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'students'' or 'student's'?
Suggestion: students'; student's
... member is. It is not fair to grade the students performance by the part he does not eng...
^^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
if, so, still, therefore, thus, well, for example, for instance
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 21.0 15.1003584229 139% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 9.8082437276 102% => OK
Conjunction : 5.0 13.8261648746 36% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 14.0 11.0286738351 127% => OK
Pronoun: 36.0 43.0788530466 84% => OK
Preposition: 41.0 52.1666666667 79% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 8.0752688172 87% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1582.0 1977.66487455 80% => OK
No of words: 354.0 407.700716846 87% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 4.46892655367 4.8611393121 92% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.33761313653 4.48103885553 97% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.48013590045 2.67179642975 93% => OK
Unique words: 167.0 212.727598566 79% => More unique words wanted.
Unique words percentage: 0.471751412429 0.524837075471 90% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 496.8 618.680645161 80% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.4 1.51630824373 92% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 9.59856630824 63% => OK
Article: 3.0 3.08781362007 97% => OK
Subordination: 3.0 3.51792114695 85% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.86738351254 0% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 4.94265232975 40% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 11.0 20.6003584229 53% => 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: 32.0 20.1344086022 159% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 67.313501157 48.9658058833 137% => OK
Chars per sentence: 143.818181818 100.406767564 143% => OK
Words per sentence: 32.1818181818 20.6045352989 156% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.72727272727 5.45110844103 105% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.53405017921 88% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 5.5376344086 36% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 11.8709677419 42% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 3.85842293907 104% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 4.88709677419 41% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.513468247146 0.236089414692 217% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.202286154501 0.076458572812 265% => Sentence topic similarity is high.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.108720548211 0.0737576698707 147% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.314263594431 0.150856017488 208% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0845147939145 0.0645574589148 131% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.7 11.7677419355 133% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 55.92 58.1214874552 96% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 6.10430107527 51% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.4 10.1575268817 132% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 9.24 10.9000537634 85% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.54 8.01818996416 94% => OK
difficult_words: 52.0 86.8835125448 60% => More difficult words wanted.
linsear_write_formula: 17.5 10.002688172 175% => OK
gunning_fog: 14.8 10.0537634409 147% => OK
text_standard: 18.0 10.247311828 176% => OK
What are above readability scores?
---------------------
We are expecting: No. of Words: 350 while No. of Different Words: 200
Better to have 5 paragraphs with 3 arguments. And try always support/against one side but compare two sides, like this:
para 1: introduction
para 2: reason 1. address both of the views presented for reason 1
para 3: reason 2. address both of the views presented for reason 2
para 4: reason 3. address both of the views presented for reason 3
para 5: conclusion.
So how to find out those reasons. There is a formula:
reasons == advantages or
reasons == disadvantages
for example, we can always apply 'save time', 'save/make money', 'find a job', 'make friends', 'get more information' as reasons to all essay/speaking topics.
or we can apply 'waste time', 'waste money', 'no job', 'make bad friends', 'get bad information' as reasons to all essay/speaking topics.
Rates: 68.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 20.5 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.