rote learning

American  

[roht lur-ning] / ˈroʊt ˈlɜr nɪŋ /

noun

1. the process of gaining knowledge by using repetition to commit facts to memory. See also rote memorization.

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Other Word Forms

• rote-learning
  adjective

Example Sentences

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rote learning

Changing behavior doesn’t come from rote learning, but from having a deep understanding and connection based on personal experience, Wilson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2022

The approach underlying Cartoonito is based on modern tenets of psychology and education, Brown said, with the latter emphasizing “higher order skills” including collaboration and critical thinking, as opposed to rote learning of information.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2021

In the 1990s Hanke opposed efforts by leading academic mathematicians to improve math instruction in U.S. public schools, arguing that an emphasis on understanding concepts over rote learning was a disservice to students.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 11, 2020

“It mistakes what good spelling is about. It’s essentially a memory test, an exercise in rote learning — but we now take it for so much more than that.”

From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2017

So memory, as it matters in rhetoric, is not simply about rote learning any more than oratory is about recitation.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith