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Remembering a particular phone number, dates, and names are examples of rote learning. Repeating material again and again helps a learner recall it exactly as ... SlideShareusescookiestoimprovefunctionalityandperformance,andtoprovideyouwithrelevantadvertising.Ifyoucontinuebrowsingthesite,youagreetotheuseofcookiesonthiswebsite.SeeourUserAgreementandPrivacyPolicy. SlideShareusescookiestoimprovefunctionalityandperformance,andtoprovideyouwithrelevantadvertising.Ifyoucontinuebrowsingthesite,youagreetotheuseofcookiesonthiswebsite.SeeourPrivacyPolicyandUserAgreementfordetails. Home Explore Login Signup Successfullyreportedthisslideshow. Activateyour30dayfreetrial tounlockunlimitedreading. Rotelearningvsmeaningfullearning 2 Share S.RajKumar • Dec.18,2019 • 2likes • 2,432views DownloadNow Download NextSlideShares Youarereadingapreview. Activateyour30dayfreetrial tocontinuereading. ContinueforFree UpcomingSlideShare StudySkills Loadingin…3 × Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Size(px) Starton ShowrelatedSlideSharesatend Share Email     Topclippedslide 1 1of14 Rotelearningvsmeaningfullearning Dec.18,2019 • 2likes • 2,432views 2 Share DownloadNow Download Downloadtoreadoffline Education Rotelearningcanbedefinedasamemorizationtechniquebasedonrepeatingthematerialagainandagaintillyougetthroughwithitandbegintomemorize. Theideabehindtherotelearningisthatonewillbeabletoquicklyrecallthemeaningofthematerialthemoreonerepeatsit.Someofthealternativestorotelearningincludemeaningfullearning,associativelearning,andactivelearning. Rotelearningisgenerallybasedononlyrepeatingofthetopics,andnottheclearunderstandingofthetopics.Rotelearningmethodsaregenerallyusedwhenquickmemorizationisrequired,suchaslearningone'slinesinaplayormemorizingatelephonenumber,alsosomestudentsoptforrotelearninginsteadofmeaningfullearningmethodwiththeclearunderstandingofthesubject. Rotelearningiswidelyusedinthemasteryoffoundationalknowledge. Readmore S.RajKumar Follow Rotelearningcanbedefinedasamemorizationtechniquebasedonrepeatingthematerialagainandagaintillyougetthroughwithitandbegintomemorize. Theideabehindtherotelearningisthatonewillbeabletoquicklyrecallthemeaningofthematerialthemoreonerepeatsit.Someofthealternativestorotelearningincludemeaningfullearning,associativelearning,andactivelearning. Rotelearningisgenerallybasedononlyrepeatingofthetopics,andnottheclearunderstandingofthetopics.Rotelearningmethodsaregenerallyusedwhenquickmemorizationisrequired,suchaslearningone'slinesinaplayormemorizingatelephonenumber,alsosomestudentsoptforrotelearninginsteadofmeaningfullearningmethodwiththeclearunderstandingofthesubject. Rotelearningiswidelyusedinthemasteryoffoundationalknowledge. 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RoteLearning Vs. MeaningfulLearning S.Rajakumar,M.Sc(Bot)., M.Sc(Psy).,M.Ed.,M.Phil.,SET&NET(Edn)., PGDGC AssistantProfessor ThiagarajarCollegeofPreceptors Madurai,Tamilnadu 2. •Rotelearningcanbedefinedasamemorizationtechniquebasedon repeatingthematerialagainandagaintillyougetthroughwithitand begintomemorize. •Theideabehindtherotelearningisthatonewillbeabletoquickly recallthemeaningofthematerialthemoreonerepeatsit.Someofthe alternativestorotelearningincludemeaningfullearning,associative learning,andactivelearning. •Rotelearningisgenerallybasedononlyrepeatingofthetopics,and nottheclearunderstandingofthetopics.Rotelearningmethodsare generallyusedwhenquickmemorizationisrequired,suchaslearning one'slinesinaplayormemorizingatelephonenumber,alsosome studentsoptforrotelearninginsteadofmeaningfullearningmethod withtheclearunderstandingofthesubject. •Rotelearningiswidelyusedinthemasteryoffoundational knowledge. 3. •Meaningfullearningontheotherhandreferstotheconceptof learningthesubjectortopicwiththeclearunderstandingofallthe relatedfacts.Whenlearnedbymeaningfully,thelearned knowledgeisfullyunderstoodbytheindividualandhealsoknows wellhowthatspecificfactrelatestootherstoredfactsinhisbrain. Forunderstandingthisconcept,itisgoodtocontrastmeaningful learningwiththemuchlessdesirable,rotelearning.Rotelearning isthemethodwhereyoumemorizesomethingwithoutfull understandingandyoudon'tknowhowthenewinformationrelates toyourotherstoredknowledge. 4. Rotelearning •Rotelearningasdiscussedearlierinvolvesexactly memorization.Rememberingaparticularphonenumber,dates, andnamesareexamplesofrotelearning.Repeatingmaterial againandagainhelpsalearnerrecallitexactlyasitwas presented. •Meaningfullearningontheotherhandistiedandrelatedand integratedtopreviouslearning.Needlesstosaymeaningful learningisgenerallymorepowerfulandinteresting. •Rotelearningdoesnotgiveyouanymeaningfullearning experienceandyouarenotsureofutilizingthatinformation forsomepracticaluse. •Rotelearningislikesingingalongwithasingplayingonyour I-podorradioandafteracoupleoftimesyoustarttopickup interestinglinesandslowlyyourealizethatyouhavelearned thewholesong. 5. Someotherexamplesofrotelearningmay include: •Schooltopicswhererotelearningisfrequentlyusedinclude phonicsinreadingandespeciallyfillupatthetimeoftest. •Theperiodictableinchemistry,youcannothavereasonfor everyelementplacementinthetable,hencemostofthetime studentsendupcrammingthepositionofelementsinthe periodictable. •Multiplicationtablesinmathematics,thatmostofthestudents learnbyrotemethodology. •Anatomyinmedicine,thereisnoreasonforthegeneralhuman anatomyandyoucannotfindanyothermemorization techniquefortheanatomy.Henceonlytechniqueleftisbyrote method. •Casesorluggage's 6. •Somebasicsinceformulae,youcannotfindreasonfor everysmallformulathatyouhavetouseinasubject.For exampleasimpleformulaeformomentumisp=mv whichhasalongtwopagederivation.Ifastudentgoes onlearningallthesederivationshewouldnotbeinastate tolearnanythingelseforhisexamination. 7. •Rotelearningavoidscomprehension,sobyitselfitisan ineffectivetoolinmasteringanycomplexsubjectatan advancedlevel. •Though,itmaybeagoodtoolforjustmemorizingsomething ortheother,butnotifyouneedtoutilizethatinformationfor somepracticalpurpose. •Forinstance,oneillustrationofRotelearningcanbeobserved inpreparingquicklyforexams,atechniquewhichmaybe colloquiallyreferredtoas"cramming".Crammingmay sometimeshelpyouscoredecentgradessometimesbutnot everytime. •Alsoitisafactthatcrammingwon’thelpyououtinlongrun. Everytopicthatisbeingtaughthasitsbiggersignificance somewhereinfuture,andatthattimeyouendupwithno informationleftinyourbrain. 8. •Talkingaboutstudies,rotelearningfindssomeusefulnessby studentsinmathandscience.Rotemethodsareoftenused,for exampletomemorizeformulasortables. •Thereisgreaterunderstandingifstudentscommitaformulato memorythroughexercisesthatusetheformularatherthanthrough roterepetitionoftheformula.Butmostofthestudentsfinditquite usefultojustcramtheperiodictableposition,formulaortablesin mathematicsasunderstandingofthesetopicsmyinvolvealotof explanationandderivationwork,thatmaybecomereallycomplex andawkwardforastudent. •Standardsalwaysrecommendthatstudentsderiveformulas themselvestoachievethebestunderstandingandutilization.Nothing canfasterthanrotelearningifaformulaistobelearnedquicklyfor animportanttestandrotemethodscanbehelpfulforcommittingan understoodfacttomemory. •However,itisoftenobservedthatstudentswholearnwith understandingarereallyclearwithallthefactsandareconveniently abletotransfertheirknowledgetotasksrequiringproblem-solving withgreatersuccessthanthosewholearnonlybyrote. 9. MeaningfulLearning •Meaningfullearningisveryimportantformthestudentpointofview. Meaningfullearningintoday'scompetitiveworldholdsthekeytosuccess. •Thesedaysitisnotjustyourgradesthatmattertobesuccessful;itis somethingmorethanthat.Thesedaysininterviewyouaretestedonyour practicalskillsandpracticalknowledgebeforelookingatyourresult cards. •Onceyouclearyourinterviewlevelbasedonknowledgeandfacts,then onlyyouareaskedaboutyourgradesandqualifications.Henceproper knowledgeismustforanyonetobesuccessfulthesedays.Developinga capabilityof'learningtolearn'andhigher-levelthinkingskillsisalife- longpracticeandmustbehonesonacontinualbasis. 10. •Meaningfullearninghelpsusalotinfactourbrainisdesignedfor meaningfullearningonly.Ourbrainworksinanassociativeway andourmemoryservesusinachainedstructure.Existing knowledgeactsasmentalblockfornewlearningtooccur. •Oncewelearnedsomethingbymeaningfulmethodwithfull clarity,weareabletorelatethatknowledgewitheveryrelevant pieceofinformationaboutthattopicinourbrainandpossessa confidenceofutilizingthatinformationproperlyinourprofession also. •Peopledisplayingmemoryskilloftencontendthatbyestablishing avisualrelationshipbetweenseeminglydisconnectedorunrelated objectsornumerals,theirretentionisenhanced.Henceitwould notbewrongtosaythatwedolearnalotbytheprocessof watchingsomethinghappeninpracticalratherthanjustcramming ittheoretically. 11. Somesuggestionsonhowtoensuremeaningfullearning: •Makesurewhatyoulearnisinyourproximalzone. •Highlightmoreontheapplicationratherthanjustlearning. •Makesureyouhaveproperreasonforeverythingthatyouarelearning. •Ifthereisanydoubt,askyourteacherhowsomenewknowledgeisrelated toothercoursematerial. •Haveastudypartneraskyouquestionsthatrequirerecallofrelated material. •Trytomakesomeeffectivememorizationpointstorememberthethings thatyouhavelearned. •Strictlyavoidcrammingasfaraspossible,evenforsomebasicformulas thatyoumayfindeasytojustcram. •Makeafigurethatillustrateswhatyoushouldknowaboutaspecifictopic anditsrelatedmaterial. •Donnotmixupthethingsbypickingupmultipletopicsatsametime.You maybegoodinmulti-taskingbutthatwon’tworkinthecaseoflearning. 12. •Humanmindisgenerallyverygoodatmeaningfullearningcompared torotelearning.Itisworthnotingthatcomputersaregoodat replicatingpeoplearen't.So,ifyouareteachingfactsitisvery obviousthattherepetitionisapartoftheprogram. •Ifyouchoosetoteachmeaningfulmaterialthenyouwillneeda differentstrategyforeffectiveteaching.Meaningfulmaterialcannot belearnedimmediately.Meaningfullearningrequiresclarificationof allthefactsanddoubtsrelatedtothetopic. •Onceaconceptorprincipleislearneditneedstobestrengthened. Thatcomeswithpracticing,rememberpractice,notcramming. Strengtheninginvolvesrelatingthematerialtootherideassomeof thosealreadyinyourmind,italsoinvolvessummary;itinvolves stretchinganideastoseehowtheyconnect. •Thisstrengtheningprocessincreasesthenewmaterial'sdistinctness;it createsnewdimensionsandpreventsthematerialfrombecoming absorbedbywhatwaspreviouslyknown,althoughmindisinastateto relatethisnewlygainedinformationwiththepreviousinformation relatingtothetopic.Thisdistinctnesswillmakethematerial retrievableandapplicabletonewcircumstances. 13. Conclusion •Rotememorizationisameanstoanend,thereisnoreplacementto effectinglearningtechniques.Itisnitthatrotelearningisatotalwaste, butthereshouldbelimitandreason. •Rotemethodshouldonlybeusedinatselectedlevelsandcasesonly.For example,memorizingthetimestablesisaperfectexampleofauseful applicationofrotememorization,butclearunderstandingoftheconcepts ofmultiplicationisalsoveryimportant,simplememorizationofthe timestablesisnotgoingtogetoneveryfarinreallife. •Parentsandeducatorsneedtobewaryofsituationsinwhichachildmay havememorizedabunchofinformationthathe/shedoesn’tactually understand. •Itwouldbereallyhelpfulforstudentsinthelongrunifteachersand trainerslaymoreemphasisinthemeaningfullearningtechniquesandtry tokeepawaycrammingandrotelearningmethods. 14. •Thanku 2likes × VidyaVidya Apr.11,2021 PriyaDharshini Dec.17,2020 Views × Totalviews 2,432 OnSlideShare 0 FromEmbeds 0 NumberofEmbeds 0 Youhavenowunlockedunlimitedaccessto20M+documents! × UnlimitedReading Learnfasterandsmarterfromtopexperts UnlimitedDownloading Downloadtotakeyourlearningsofflineandonthego YoualsogetfreeaccesstoScribd! 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