Rote learning


'''Rote learning''', is a learning technique which avoids grasping the inner complexities and inferences of the subject that is being learned. Rather, it focuses on memorizing the material so that it can be recalled by the learner exactly the way it was read or heard. The major practice involved in rote learning techniques is "'''learning by repetition'''", based on the idea that one will understand the meaning of the material the more they repeat it. However, on many fields, especially Mathematics, that has disappointing results in practice. Rote learning is sometimes attributed the derogative terms "'''parrot fashion'''" or "'''regurgitation'''" because one who engages in rote learning may give the wrong impression of having understood what they have written or said. However, some material can only be learned in this fashion. For example, when learning the the alphabet or the conjugation of irregular verbs, one must simply memorize because there is no inner complexity to be grasped.