To the editor: As an educator, I couldn’t agree more with Doug Lemov that learning and retaining basic facts, and creating a supportive, inclusive environment, are foundational to good pedagogy. What ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Students often cram and memorise without really understanding, which may cause a serious damage to critical thinking and overall mental wellbeing. The phrase ‘learn it by heart’ begins in school and ...

Across education systems in the Asia-Pacific region, there is a growing emphasis on transversal competencies, better known in the U.S. as 21 st century skills, and a move away from “traditional ...

Despite superficial textbooks, rote teaching, and a shortage of project-based learning, there is hope for science education. The news of the so-so performance in science by American students on the ...

Ground school is overwhelming, and rote memory puts off a lot of learners. Here's how to encourage students throughout the ...

The son of my neighbours failed to crack the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), leaving his parents livid and shocked. “He scored almost 100% in science and maths in the ICSE exams a few years ago,” ...