Rote Learning

Rote learning is a memorization technique built on repetition, in which recalling a piece of material becomes faster and more automatic the more times it is repeated, without requiring an understanding of its meaning. It is commonly used in schools to teach foundational material such as phonics, multiplication tables, the periodic table or anatomical terms, where fast, reliable recall matters more at first than deep comprehension. Because it does not build understanding on its own, it is often contrasted with approaches such as meaningful learning, spaced repetition and active learning, and organizations such as the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics have argued that instruction should emphasize the mastery of concepts rather than memorization alone. Even so, many educators still regard some rote learning of basic facts as a necessary foundation before students can take on abstract reasoning and problem solving. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/