Posts by vanslogy [Suspended]

vanslogy

Oct 8, 2017

Writing Feedback / IELTS task 2: The advantages and disadvantages of the current population structure [5]

I think you are beating about the bush. You seem to be so far from what the essay requires to present. As a result, you perform a totally different problem from the topic. My advice is that you need to understand the topic more thoroughly before writing as well as boost your vocabulary to achieve the best results. Good luck to you!

vanslogy

Oct 8, 2017

Writing Feedback / The bar chart compares the worldwide sales figures for four different games over 6 years period [9]

Hmm. I think you should practice more in task 1. Your summary does not convey all the main information. One advice from my teacher is that our summary should be clear and concrete; therefore, readers can understand properly without looking at the chart. This is my suggestion for the instruction:

The chart illustrates information about the selling of four different types of digital games worldwide within six years from 2000 to 2006. As an overall, handheld games came first in the race while console games were the least significant contributor by the end of the surveyed period.

vanslogy

Oct 8, 2017

Writing Feedback / Task 2: Exams - the best method of assessing educational achievement, does they? [2]

Many people believe that formal "pen and paper" examinations are not the best method of assessing educational achievement.
Discuss this view and give your own opinion.

exams role in the education system

Examinations have been the most popular method of evaluating people's knowledge for decades. The belief is that this procedure is the key to measure learning in the education system, while others claim that it should be reconsidered. In my opinion, I totally agree with the latter view.

Obviously, exams measure memory, not learning. First, the main aim of an exam is to assess how much information learners can put down onto the paper in the given time. Thus, students with good memories will perform better than those with bad memories. Second, different types of exam questions do not have any real-world application which is the end goal of learning. Although exam questions are now somehow more realistic, whether examiners are willing to accept any types of students' opinions or not is still uncertain. Instead, they are among reasons why students become more anxious, also, obsessed to be the best in their class. As a result, exams partly limit learners' creativity and ability to break the mold, let alone evaluate one's achievements.

However, it is undeniable that our system of public examinations indeed bring out benefits. In fact, hundreds of good, demanding examinations such as SAT and IELTS open doors to higher study and to fulfilling lives. Despite the above-mentioned advantage, deeper learning including debating, teamwork and research skills in long-term performances rather than exam results in isolation, should be the goal.

In conclusion, besides being broadly designed to assess one's ability properly, exams should also be in combination with other methods to be truly an important role in the education system.