memorization
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- noun
- /ˌmɛmərɪˈzeɪʃən/
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memorización
- Effective study techniques often include memorization of important dates for history exams.
- rote memorization
- memorization of facts
- memorization of poetry
So what's the difference between kind of this memorization of skills and a general learning ability?
- So what's the difference between kind of this memorization of skills and a general learning ability?
- I would say understanding is an iterative process and understanding is prior to memorisation for me at least.
- But you're, you're gaining muscle memory and muscle memory is how you learn, not memorization.
- And from that, the one sentence summary of Make it stick is Memorisation comes from repeated recall, not repeated exposure.
- This helps dramatically with memorization of vocab and specifically retaining the tones.
- So this rote memorization kind of default methodology of teaching needs to be called into question.
- This is in all the textbooks and it's more or less given to you as something to memorize and but there's a lot more to it than just memorization.
- Should we be teaching people in a way where we're prioritizing the memorization of facts and the answering of rote questions that these computers can do for us?
- But in the future, the need for memorization and and the need for an active working knowledge base, I think it's going to diminish.
Examples
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Students think that memorization is central to mathematics education and its assessment.
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Grammar drills and memorization are not fun, so you have to find ways to make it a positive experience.
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So I still think in this day and age, memorization still matters.
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There is little opportunity, beyond memorization, to create and act upon new knowledge.
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One cannot say that memorization is bad in and of itself.
Academic text (1997) -
In addition, we discover that learning is based on thinking skills, not just memorization skills.
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To test any hypothesis requires recall or possible memorization of what has been learned at an earlier time.
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Frequently, it has been argued that the memorization of lines of poetry improves the memory.
Academic text (1996) -
The Common Core State Standards call for a shift from content to process, from memorization to problem-solving.
Academic text (2015) -
Subject made the leap from rote memorization to a grasp of abstract theory.
Synonyms
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Learning something by repeating it many times without understanding it
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Remembering facts by repeating them without really understanding
Learning something so you remember it exactly
Antonyms
How Exact
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Memorization comes from the Latin root memor meaning 'remember' and is the same root as the everyday words memory and memo. So, memorization is the act of making something part of your memory so you can recall it exactly.