It is more important for students to understand ideas and concepts than it is for them to learn facts

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It is more important for students to understand ideas and concepts than it is for them to learn facts.

Critical and analytical thinking is needed for the processing of ideas when we learn something. It is a well-known fact that thinking is the key to learning. I agree with the statement that students should understand the ideas and concepts while learning.

First of all, understanding the basic ideas is needed for the memorizing of the topic for future use. In this context, critical thinking made a crucial role. In other words, thinking critically means thinking deep to the subject and don't believe all the information that they hear or perceive through their teachers or any other sources. Students should achieve information through many media like the internet, visual media or encyclopedias and books to confirm the information they perceived. My study pattern is a compelling example of this. I'm currently a dentist. During my college time, I was a critical thinker and I used to ask questions regarding the lecturers during the class hours. I had a habit of clearing my doubts by searching and learning through diverse media. Anatomy was my favorite subject during my college time. Therefore, after my anatomy classes, I analyzed the classes critically and tried to figure out the topics from the internet and a variety of books. After browzing and watching videos of the topics I had clear cut information regarding the topic and I can teach and clarify doubts of my co-mates. As a result, I scored the highest score for anatomy that year and that was my base to become a dental surgeon.

Secondly, analytical thinking also had an inevitable role in our learning process. Analytical thinking is a critical component of visual thinking that gives one the ability to solve problems quickly and effectively. It involves a methodical step-by-step approach to thinking that allows you to break down complex problems into single and manageable components. If students never tried to learn through any of these approaches, they will forget it soon and never serves any purpose for future use. My sister always tried to memorize and mug-up facts rather than thinking critically or analytically. Because of this, she just scored average during her midterm. I exams. I guided her through critical and analytical approaches that made her receiving excellent scores in her final exams. This example clearly demonstrates how important it is important to understand ideas and concepts rather than simply learning the facts.

Finally, personally I think that these approaches in our studying are applicable to our day to day life. As a clinician, I should think critically and analytically before any decisions that I took before, while, and after treating patients. Making treatment plans, diagnosing the disease, prescribing drugs.. etc need these skills. Thereby, if we study and think during our college time, we can utilize the skills for a later date.

In conclusion, learning by making the concepts clear through critical and analytical thinking can make us retaining information for future, and clarify doubts rather than simply mug up the facts.

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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, finally, first, if, regarding, second, secondly, so, therefore, well, while, i think, in conclusion, as a result, first of all, in other words

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 11.0 15.1003584229 73% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 8.0 9.8082437276 82% => OK
Conjunction : 27.0 13.8261648746 195% => OK
Relative clauses : 11.0 11.0286738351 100% => OK
Pronoun: 61.0 43.0788530466 142% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 60.0 52.1666666667 115% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 8.0752688172 87% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2569.0 1977.66487455 130% => OK
No of words: 494.0 407.700716846 121% => OK
Chars per words: 5.2004048583 4.8611393121 107% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.71445763274 4.48103885553 105% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.78335664301 2.67179642975 104% => OK
Unique words: 244.0 212.727598566 115% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.493927125506 0.524837075471 94% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 793.8 618.680645161 128% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.51630824373 106% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 16.0 9.59856630824 167% => OK
Article: 0.0 3.08781362007 0% => OK
Subordination: 7.0 3.51792114695 199% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.86738351254 107% => OK
Preposition: 7.0 4.94265232975 142% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 29.0 20.6003584229 141% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 20.1344086022 84% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 45.520398358 48.9658058833 93% => OK
Chars per sentence: 88.5862068966 100.406767564 88% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.0344827586 20.6045352989 83% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.10344827586 5.45110844103 94% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.53405017921 110% => OK
Language errors: 5.0 5.5376344086 90% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 7.0 11.8709677419 59% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 8.0 3.85842293907 207% => Less negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 15.0 4.88709677419 307% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.214917414316 0.236089414692 91% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0558716903399 0.076458572812 73% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0861295046978 0.0737576698707 117% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.15173316984 0.150856017488 101% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0857110774213 0.0645574589148 133% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.6 11.7677419355 99% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 54.22 58.1214874552 93% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 6.10430107527 144% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.9 10.1575268817 97% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.58 10.9000537634 115% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.57 8.01818996416 107% => OK
difficult_words: 128.0 86.8835125448 147% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 10.002688172 85% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.8 10.0537634409 88% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 10.247311828 88% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 70.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 21.0 Out of 30
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