Rote memorization

You need to use study methods that go beyond rote memorization to genuine comprehension in order to be fully prepared for your test. Using study methods that suit your learning style will help you to really learn the material you need to know for the test. One of the most important learning strategies is to be an active reader. Interact with what you are reading by... 

This notion of construction is important and has several far-reaching implications. An individual does not commit a schema to memory in the same way that he or she may memorize a formula or definition. One difference is that the latter may easily be done by rote with little or no understanding of what the memorized piece means. The schema demands understanding. A second difference is that such rote memorization frequently engenders isolated bits of knowledge that are unconnected to any other knowledge and that can only be accessed in memory by a direct probe. A third is that no construction is required of the individual who memorizes a formula. One does not memorize just one or two symbols and then construct the rest of the formula at a later time. The entire formula is learned as a fixed and relatively rigid unit. 

The authors emphasis on modeling (or chemical theories) throughout the text addresses the problem of rote memorization, by helping students better understand and appreciate the process of scientific thinking. By stressing the limitations and uses of scientific models, the authors show students how chemists think and work. 

Rote memorization may take more time as the student gets older, but purposeful learning can be assimilated as fast or faster by an older adult or by high school student. Despite the cliche that old dogs can t learn new tricks , most healthy adults are capable of lifelong learning. 

Knowledge-level cognitive behaviors are the easiest to teach, learn, and evaluate. They often refer to rote memorization or identification. Employees often parrot information or memorize lists or name objects. Common action words such as identify, name, hst, repeat, recognize, state, match, and define (System Safety Training, 2000). 

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