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Memorising facts is the most important way to succeed in education. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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Some people believe that memorizing facts could be an essential method to gain the best results in studying. While rote learning could be a necessary step in learning certain subjects, I do think that students had better learn the facts rather than mechanically memorize them. On the one hand, memorization helps learners have the ability to quickly recall basic facts and develop the foundation of a variety of solutions to problems and places them into context and access higher-order thinking skills.
For example
, when I was a child, my parents tried to teach me how to read the alphabet and numbers. Without understanding the meaning of words, I just repeated the information were given regularly by them.
Then
, I went to school, these helped me remember numbers and letters easier.Eventually, I gained a background in spoken language, which is a basis for improving me some subjects at school
such
 as English and Math.
On the other hand
, being able to quickly recall pieces of information is helpful, but to have the deep insights of information students must understand their meaning.
Therefore
, learning by heart is not the most effective way to learn and they will be confused when facing a situation that differs from what they memorized.
For instance
, when I prepared for my final mathematics exam in high school, I tended to solve all the sample tests in text books and remember the answers. It was somehow a waste of time because the actual test was not exactly the same as these existing tests. In conclusion, I believe that to be successful in studying students should understand facts but not just memorize them
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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