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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It may not be the most fun method but rote learning for children will help them become better decision makers in the long run according to one expert. Dr Helen Abadzi, a specialist in cognitive ...

Amid teacher shortages and low literacy, AI-powered adaptive learning offers a path to personalised, multilingual education, ...

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 ...