Rote memorization is a term for fixing information to your
memory through sheer repetition. Rote Learning is memorizing the subject matter
without understanding by any hook & crook. Rote learning is often viewed as
bad practice, although some would argue that rote memorization is a necessary
first step in learning some subjects. Rote learning is
learning something by repeating it, over and over and over again; saying the
same thing and trying to remember how to say it; trying to say it fluently and
fast. Now, it doesn't help us to understand - it helps us to remember - and
often we learn a poem, or a song, or something like that by rote learning.
Those who criticize rote learning are involves in learning
facts without developing a deep understanding of them. This lack of
understanding makes it impossible to grasp meaning and apply and transfer the
knowledge to other areas. Memorizing vocabulary words is pointless, for
example, without understanding how to use them in conversation.
Other occasions when students may utilize rote memorization:
- multiplication tables
- state capitals
- foreign language vocabulary
- sight words in elementary school
- steps in a complex process or equation
- abbreviations
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