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It
is a common belief that face-to-face learning is advantageous in terms of
concentration of students. However,
there
is a more pervasive argument that on-line studying is more convenient as it
can be utilized by students
whenever
they want.
To
begin with, studying with teachers and friends in school, an academy, or a study
group has better effects in
the
level of concentration of students. Unlike on-line learning that can be
distracted by surrounding objects an
easy
access to other websites, students can focus on the lecture and their friends'
words under the supervision
of
instructors. Furthermore, learners can freely ask questions about the lecture
during classes and share their
opinions
with their fellows, which can result in the development of thinking skills and
the accumulation of
collective
intelligence. For example, suppose that learners are having debates about
whether revenge killing is
justified
or not. Some will consider it to be inappropriate, while others will regard it
as tenable as a means that
can
retaliate against someone directly. By conveying their own views and
considering and judging others' thoughts, their
views on such a single issue can be widened.
Nevertheless,
I support the idea that studying using on-line materials is more beneficial
than face-to-face learning
in
spite of all the advantages mentioned above. It is undeniable that utilizing
Internet lectures can help students
to
be freed from the limit of time, which differentiates it and the other method.
According to a recent study,
students
who was preparing for an exam showed great increases in their grades after
taking the learning way of
listening
to Internet lectures, which made them able to review the contents whenever they
want, wherever they
want.
To
sum up, while distractions like entertainment websites can disturb students'
learning, it seems clear that free of
time
and easy access to previous lectures make on-line learning an attractive option
to make use of. |