Some students prefer classes with open discussions between the professor
and students and almost no lectures. Other students prefer classes with
lectures and almost no discussions. Which do you prefer? Use specific
reasons and examples to support your answer
Classes where students engage in discussion and classes where the professor
does most of the talking each have their own advantages and disadvantages. In my
opinion, classes with a lot of discussion are better than those without. I feel this way
for two reasons, which I will explore in the following essay.
To begin with, I feel that classes where I have the opportunity to speak help to
develop my intellectual abilities. Classes where the teacher does all of the talking are
very passive, in my opinion. They mostly involve the memorization of facts and details
which do not help students in the long run. On the other hand, classes which involve a
lot of debate and interaction create very intelligent students. For example, I recently
took a political science class that changed the way I think about the world. The cut and
thrust of debate in the class made me consider where my political beliefs came from
and if they were actually correct. I was required to listen to the opinions of others, so I
was a more open-minded person after the class finished. I believe that I would not have
developed in such a way by just listening to lectures. This example demonstrates how
valuable discussion-based classes can be.
Secondly, classes that involve a lot of discussion can help students develop the
skills necessary to work well in groups. Many freshman students arrive at university
very shy and unable to communicate well. Discussions in class teach students how to
communicate effectively, and they can use this skill to excel in their future careers. My
older brother’s experience demonstrates that this is true. When he started university he
was a very introverted person and did not enjoy either communicating or working with
others. However, after four years of participating in debates, discussions and
presentations in his classes he became a very confident communicator. As a result,
when he began his career after graduation, he excelled in group work and was seen by
his co-workers and supervisors as a natural leader. He was promoted quickly and
advanced through the ranks of his company. Without participating in discussions with
his professors and classmates he would not have developed the skills necessary to
succeed in this way.
In conclusion, I feel strongly that classes which are centered on discussions
between professors and students are preferable to those in which the professor does all
of the talking. This is because such classes help students develop academically and
because they teach students the skills that they need to find success in the future.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, however, if, second, secondly, so, well, for example, i feel, i think, in conclusion, as a result, in my opinion, to begin with, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 15.1003584229 86% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 9.8082437276 71% => OK
Conjunction : 17.0 13.8261648746 123% => OK
Relative clauses : 19.0 11.0286738351 172% => OK
Pronoun: 51.0 43.0788530466 118% => OK
Preposition: 60.0 52.1666666667 115% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 8.0752688172 62% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2253.0 1977.66487455 114% => OK
No of words: 429.0 407.700716846 105% => OK
Chars per words: 5.25174825175 4.8611393121 108% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.55107846309 4.48103885553 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.96698049379 2.67179642975 111% => OK
Unique words: 206.0 212.727598566 97% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.480186480186 0.524837075471 91% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 675.9 618.680645161 109% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.51630824373 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 14.0 9.59856630824 146% => OK
Article: 1.0 3.08781362007 32% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 3.51792114695 142% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.86738351254 107% => OK
Preposition: 9.0 4.94265232975 182% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 23.0 20.6003584229 112% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 20.1344086022 89% => OK
Sentence length SD: 31.6722344457 48.9658058833 65% => OK
Chars per sentence: 97.9565217391 100.406767564 98% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.652173913 20.6045352989 91% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.78260869565 5.45110844103 124% => OK
Paragraphs: 32.0 4.53405017921 706% => Less paragraphs wanted.
Language errors: 27.0 5.5376344086 488% => Less language errors wanted.
Sentences with positive sentiment : 15.0 11.8709677419 126% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 3.85842293907 104% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.88709677419 82% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.246060280159 0.236089414692 104% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0740311685788 0.076458572812 97% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0593073973605 0.0737576698707 80% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0662721790038 0.150856017488 44% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0684811041062 0.0645574589148 106% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.6 11.7677419355 107% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 53.21 58.1214874552 92% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 6.10430107527 144% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 10.3 10.1575268817 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.17 10.9000537634 121% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.06 8.01818996416 101% => OK
difficult_words: 96.0 86.8835125448 110% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 10.002688172 85% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.2 10.0537634409 92% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.247311828 88% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 73.3333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 22.0 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.