A new study offers older adults a simple way to combat memory loss: memorization. Researchers found that seniors who engaged in an intensive period of rote learning followed by an equally long rest ...

Rote learning, colloquially referred to as 'cramming', is widely used in the mastery of foundational knowledge. Examples of topics where rote learning is regularly used in schools and colleges include ...

For some time now, many educators in our society have been criticising the dominance of rote learning in our educational system and calling for adopting teaching/learning methods that are more ...

A question confronts many professors at the start of each semester: Which of their students can grasp a subject’s underlying concepts, and which are simply adept at memorizing? Both kinds of students ...

In the evolving landscape of education, two prominent learning approaches stand out: Rote Learning and Competency-Based Learning (CBL). While both aim to impart knowledge and skills, their ...

I WAS taken aback when I saw lockstep and rote learning methodologies in English teaching being applied on high school students in Punjab. After completing my MA English, I joined the education sector ...

Education Secretary Michael Gove reiterates his determination to introduce a culture of tougher exams – but his desire to put rote learning at its core is going down surprisingly well. Mr Gove ...

ONE of the ways in which the education system enables us to treat ourselves with psychological lullabies is by way of bombarding young minds with non-stop clutter related to what great strides our ...

The government initiative to reform and revamp the education system in the country is timely and most welcome, provided it paves the way for meaningful change. Past attempts at education reforms have ...

Rote-learning goes deeper than what most people understand. It is not just about memorizing dates of battles and formulas of science. Every year on Children’s Day, we talk about how special our ...