On the debatable
issue in evaluating the productivity of group study, the writer and
the speaker respectively present contradictory viewpoints. While the author is
an ardent proponent of studying in groups, the lecturer casts doubt on such
argument based on students’ self-reports. (‘self-report’
= is this the word used in the passage?)
First, the reading passage mentions
that studying in groups generally motivates students to study. The sense of
belonging psychologically mitigates the difficulty of the task itself, further
inspiring each team members to challenge their full potential. On the other
hand, the instructor claims that students in the study groups lose their
motivations, due to their colleagues’ lack of preparation and frequent
absences.
On top of that, the author stresses
that study groups enable students to learn more. Through the collective process
of sharing resources and teaching others in
(on) different fields, students are more
productive when studying in groups. However, the professor rebuts such
assertion by arguing that students learn more when they study alone. Inclined
to chat with each other, students will get distracted in study groups,
consequently unable to fully cover what they need to during the group studying
sessions.
Last but not least, in writer’s
perspective, students in study groups save time since they will effectively divide
workload among themselves. On the contrary, the speaker believes that students
are more likely to waste unnecessary time when studying in groups. The whole
process of gathering and walking up to the library consumes so much time and
energy that could have been easily saved by choosing to study in solitude (alone =
solitude deeper tone than being alone).
(Good essay. Some sentences
are overly wordy, but the quality is good. Nice work!)