Q1515: Universities and colleges are now offering qualifications through distance learning from the Internet rather than teachers in the classroom. Do you think the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?
Recently, the issue of tertiary education has become the subject of heated debate. Some people assert that although there are some advantages to earning a degree by taking lectures on the Internet, these are outweighed by the disadvantages, while others argue otherwise. And I wholeheartedly agree with the former stand. In the following essay, both views will be discussed before a conclusion is reached with my opinion.
On the one hand, those who claim that a multitude of students benefit a great deal from receiving higher education online do so for several reasons. Proponents of this argument insist that online education makes it possible for university and college students to attend their classes anywhere since an environment where they can access the Internet is only needed. Furthermore, students are able to save their time considering that travelling to university or college deprives them of a huge amount of time that would otherwise be spent on devotion to studies. Given these points, some people hold the view that students can reap a myriad of advantages from studying online.
My opinion, however, is that it seems short-sighted to contend that getting a bachelor's or master's degree by learning online merely brings with it positives. Perhaps the principal disadvantage is that online classes prevent students from getting instant feedback from their professors with greater ease, leading them to have difficulty revising for the exam. In other words, a large number of students are more likely to struggle to have a tight grasp of their studies, which can even exert a negative influence on their academic performances. Another drawback is that if it were not for face-to-face lectures for students, it would be nearly impossible for them to build a strong relationship with not only their colleagues but also senior students who help students to acquire interpersonal skills that are beneficial for their future career. To be more specific, mingling with others at university enables them to feel a sense of belonging and to strengthen their bonds. In light of the above, I find these more persuasive.
In conclusion, it is undeniable that there are a variety of opinions about this topic. However, after considering this matter in a careful manner, I fully support the view that the drawbacks of earning certificates from online education surpass the benefits for the reasons discussed above.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 5, column 77, Rule ID: A_PLURAL[1]
Message: Don't use indefinite articles with plural words. Did you mean 'a bachelor' or simply 'bachelors'?
Suggestion: a bachelor; bachelors
...s short-sighted to contend that getting a bachelors or masters degree by learning online me...
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Message: Specify a number, remove phrase, or simply use 'many' or 'numerous'
Suggestion: many; numerous
... revising for the exam. In other words, a large number of students are more likely to struggle to...
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Message: Consider replacing "in a careful manner" with adverb for "careful"; eg, "in a hasty manner" with "hastily".
... However, after considering this matter in a careful manner, I fully support the view that the draw...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, furthermore, however, if, so, then, while, in conclusion, in other words
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 17.0 13.1623246493 129% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 7.85571142285 76% => OK
Conjunction : 6.0 10.4138276553 58% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 17.0 7.30460921844 233% => Less relative clauses wanted (maybe 'which' is over used).
Pronoun: 44.0 24.0651302605 183% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 60.0 41.998997996 143% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 8.3376753507 96% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2038.0 1615.20841683 126% => OK
No of words: 389.0 315.596192385 123% => OK
Chars per words: 5.23907455013 5.12529762239 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.44106776838 4.20363070211 106% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.81938464183 2.80592935109 100% => OK
Unique words: 219.0 176.041082164 124% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.562982005141 0.561755894193 100% => OK
syllable_count: 649.8 506.74238477 128% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.60771543086 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 5.43587174349 129% => OK
Article: 2.0 2.52805611222 79% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 2.10420841683 95% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 0.809619238477 124% => OK
Preposition: 7.0 4.76152304609 147% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 16.0721442886 100% => OK
Sentence length: 24.0 20.2975951904 118% => OK
Sentence length SD: 65.9142138977 49.4020404114 133% => OK
Chars per sentence: 127.375 106.682146367 119% => OK
Words per sentence: 24.3125 20.7667163134 117% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.1875 7.06120827912 73% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 5.01903807615 60% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 8.67935871743 104% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 3.9879759519 100% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 3.4128256513 88% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.100390167017 0.244688304435 41% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0330202925419 0.084324248473 39% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0297833942991 0.0667982634062 45% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0645667370541 0.151304729494 43% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0287184366534 0.056905535591 50% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.4 13.0946893788 118% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 38.66 50.2224549098 77% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.8 11.3001002004 122% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.41 12.4159519038 108% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.25 8.58950901804 108% => OK
difficult_words: 109.0 78.4519038076 139% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 9.78957915832 87% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.6 10.1190380762 115% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.7795591182 83% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 78.6516853933 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.0 Out of 9
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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.