Some people point that experiential learning (i.e. learning by doing it) can work well in formal education. However, others think a traditional form of teaching is the best. Do you think experiential learning CAN WORK WELL in high schools or colleges?
The importance of experiential learning, which frequently generated a great deal of heated debate, has recently become even more controversial. Some proponents maintain that experiential learning can work well in formal education while others believe that a traditional form of teaching is the best. This essay will elaborate on how experiential learning is significant and how conventional teaching methods are necessary and thus will give a reasoned opinion.
At the outset, there are myriad of reasons why experiential learning is fit in colleges and high schools along with the classroom lessons but the most conspicuous one stems from the fact that most students handing on experience in what they learn are excited and enthusiastic. Obviously, they can understand the phenomenon which they are taught by observing how it works. For example, it is easier to grasp a chemical reaction by seeing rather than try to understand a chemical expression. Thus, experience gives students more impression on what they study at school.
Moving on to consider the opposite argument put forward by critics, some people believe that theoretical lessons are adequate in education. Of course, theories are so important because the idea was derived based on an enormous number of interesting experiments. For instance, general relativity is vital to get a perception of our universe. However, a theoretical statement is difficult to be illustrated and conveyed to learners. Therefore, it is essential for students to practice what they perceive.
In conclusion, taking these points into consideration, from my personal perspective, I am inclined to believe that there should be a balance between practice and theory in order for students to have a complete understanding of what they learn.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, however, if, so, therefore, thus, well, while, for example, for instance, in conclusion, of course
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 16.0 10.5418719212 152% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 6.10837438424 82% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 8.36945812808 84% => OK
Relative clauses : 7.0 5.94088669951 118% => OK
Pronoun: 19.0 20.9802955665 91% => OK
Preposition: 39.0 31.9359605911 122% => OK
Nominalization: 12.0 5.75862068966 208% => Less nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1505.0 1207.87684729 125% => OK
No of words: 277.0 242.827586207 114% => OK
Chars per words: 5.43321299639 5.00649968141 109% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.07962216107 3.92707691288 104% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.11458837844 2.71678728327 115% => OK
Unique words: 173.0 139.433497537 124% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.624548736462 0.580463131201 108% => OK
syllable_count: 470.7 379.143842365 124% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.57093596059 108% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 5.0 4.6157635468 108% => OK
Article: 2.0 1.56157635468 128% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.71428571429 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 0.931034482759 0% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 3.65517241379 109% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 13.0 12.6551724138 103% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 20.5024630542 102% => OK
Sentence length SD: 60.5558082859 50.4703680194 120% => OK
Chars per sentence: 115.769230769 104.977214359 110% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.3076923077 20.9669160288 102% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.92307692308 7.25397266985 109% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.12807881773 97% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 5.33497536946 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 8.0 6.9802955665 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 2.0 2.75862068966 72% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 2.91625615764 103% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.253593724177 0.242375264174 105% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0769797198804 0.0925447433944 83% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.125429510039 0.071462118173 176% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.136380035932 0.151781067708 90% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.112584035491 0.0609392437508 185% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.8 12.6369458128 117% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 41.7 53.1260098522 78% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 6.54236453202 135% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.7 10.9458128079 116% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.21 11.5310837438 123% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.35 8.32886699507 112% => OK
difficult_words: 82.0 55.0591133005 149% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 15.5 9.94827586207 156% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.3980295567 100% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 10.5123152709 143% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 88.8888888889 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 80.0 Out of 90
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