While it is easy to argue the case for memorising the multiplication tables, if a child is taught to really understand the concept rather than
just rote learning, this should not be important.
Not exact matches
For some people it's
just a
rote activity, as Oprah admits, which she
learned as a child.
The system was still able to follow instructions for that room despite not having seen them before, says Kaplan, which suggests it is not
just learning by
rote.
Otherwise, it could turn into
just another menu or tic - tac - toe board where students choose what they'd like to do each evening to show mastery, which can sometimes result in more
rote learning.
In 2007 they approved funding for the first public Waldorf methods high school, in the Sacramento Unified School District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on
rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic
learning, not
just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the adults.
Modern LMSs are not
just about
rote learning, they also have built - in quizzes, tests, and interactivities, which ensure learner involvement in the course.
Using the Parent Tip Sheets allows parents insight into the strategies their children are
learning to help understand the mathematical concepts, rather than
just learning a
rote method.»
They
just see photographs of Chinese classrooms where you have a teacher in the front and students behind rows and the idea is, well, if that's happening there it must be
rote learning.
Their secret, I think, is to be able to keep the flow going, throwing in enough
rote learned phrases and elaborating on interpretations of meaning and really
just making up the derived «truths» or «lessons» as they go.