Look up: rote-learning

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   Rote Learning
   [See firstly Bloom's Six Levels of Knowledge.] Learning lists or definitions 'off by heart' (that is to say, with little concentration on understanding). A good method of surface learning, therefore, and of little practical utility in the modern world.
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   rote learning
   The learning of arbitrary relationships, usually by repetition of the learning procedure through memorization and without an understanding of the relationships. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   Rote learning
   `Rote learning` is a learning technique which avoids understanding of a subject and instead focuses on memorization. The major practice involved in rote learning is `learning by repetition`. The idea is that one will be able to quickly recall the meaning of the material the more one repeats it. Although it has been criticized by some schools of thought, rote learning is commonly used in the areas of mathematics, music, and religion.
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   rote learning
   (from the article `learning theory`) ...psychologist Wilhelm Wundt (1832–1920) took a position nearly identical with that of the British empiricist philosophers. Also in Germany, Hermann ...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/70