rote learning
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It’s a very different approach than, say, going to a music school, where it’s all about technique and a lot of rote learning.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
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
“Till you’re blue in the face. But it’s all rote learning, it doesn’t sink in. The minute your back is turned they’ll go right back the way they were.”
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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