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memorization



NOUN
rote
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The question definitively answered here is whether more schools should be emphasizing project learning over rote memorization and teaching to the test.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

At the Candidates, one opponent tried to lead Sindarov away from the common lines that grandmasters tend to study, hoping that he could outwit the 20-year-old in a battle of instinct and intellect, not memorization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

While there have been many proposed methods to reduce memorization in machine learning methods, most have been largely ineffective.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2024

“As a teacher for 30 years, there’s a lot of research that shows that cursive handwriting enhances a child’s brain development, including memorization, and improves fine motor skills.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

The first way was relatively simple; it was a matter of brute memorization.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok


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