rote learning
nounBand 7
UKˌrəʊt ˈlɜːnɪŋ
USroʊt ˈlɜːrnɪŋ
Memorising information through repetition rather than by understanding it.
Critics argue that rote learning does little to develop critical thinking.
Too much of the exam relied on rote learning of dates and formulas.
Remember it
A 'rote' is a fixed route you repeat over and over, same path, no thinking.
Goes with
Similar and opposite
- Similar
- memorisationlearning by heartmechanical learning
- Opposite
- active learninglearning through understanding
Check yourself
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Which picture shows rote learning?