Topic:
Are computers an essential feature of modern education? Are there aspects of a good education that cannot be taught using computers?
英语范文
Computers are now essential in many areas of life—modern banking, retail and information exchange[d16] among others. However, this is not true for education. At a simple level, some subjects may be better taught using computers, but to explain important concepts a human teacher is still indispensable.
There are some subjects in which a computer can be used successfully to teach. Elementary mathematics, elementary language learning, any area which requires a student to memorise[d17] basic facts through repetition is well suited to computer learning. The computer can be programmed to provide an endless number of simple questions, and as the students answer these questions, the facts are learned and reinforced.
However, in the learning and practice of more complex ideas, the computer is not adequate. A computer can evaluate an answer as right or wrong, but it cannot determine why. It cannot find out why a student is making mistakes, and then re-present important concepts in a different way so the student will understand. It cannot determine at what stage in a mathematics problem the student has made an error, it can only indicate that the final answer is wrong. Tasks involving reasoning cannot be taught by computers, as there are too many variables for a computer to deal with successfully.
Thus, while computers may be useful as a tool for practising[d18] simple skills, they are not an essential feature of modern education, because they cannot monitor a student's grasp of concepts, nor evaluate a student's reasoning. Until further developments in computers are made, the human teacher will remain indispensable.
题目：
电脑是现代教育的必需品吗？良好教育有哪些方面是电脑无法实现的？
译文：
现在计算机在我们生活的许多方面都是必不可少的——现代化银行业务、零售业和信息交流。
然而，这个对于教育而言并不一定是正确的。一些学科在简单的层次上，也许用计算机教学会更好一些，但是当解释重要概念时，教师仍然是必不可少的。
有一些学科可以成功地用计算机进行教学。基础数学、基础语言学习、一些要求学生记住的基本事实并需要通过反复加强记忆的领域是适合用计算机进行教学的。计算机可以编程准备无休止的简单问题，然后当学生回答这些问题时，这些事实就被学习和强化。
然而，对于很多复杂问题的学习和实践，仅凭计算机是不足够的。计算机能评价一个答案的正确或者错误，但是不能解释为什么。它找不出来为什么学生犯这个错误，然后用一个能让学生理解的不同的概念描述。它不能解释这个数学问题在哪个阶段学生做错了，它只能指出最后的结果是错误的。一个涉及推理的任务不可以用计算机教学，因为当一个任务含有很多变数的时候，计算机也不能成功地处理。
因此，虽然计算机也许作为一种工具来从事简单的技能时非常有用，但是它们不是现代教育必不可少的特征。因为它们不能监督学生对概念的掌握，更不能评估一个学生的推理能力。教师将一直是不可缺少的，除非计算机更进一步的发展。