WordNet
n. memorization by repetition [syn: rote]
Wikipedia
Rote learning is a memorization technique based on repetition. The idea is that one will be able to quickly recall the meaning of the material the more one repeats it. Some of the alternatives to rote learning include meaningful learning, associative learning, and active learning.
Usage examples of "rote learning".
We've used color, rote learning, computer syntax, shock, prolonged shock, sign language, many kinds of stimulus response gadgetry.
The second class was not as susceptible to rote learning, for it was mathematics.
Old Hardic differs in vocabulary and pronunciation from the current speech, but the rote learning and regular speaking and hearing of the classics keeps the archaic language meaningful (and probably puts some brake on linguistic drift in daily speech), while the Hardic runes, like Chinese characters, can accommodate widely varying pronunciations and shifts of meaning.
The living human brain was more sophisticated than hers in most respects, but when it came to rote learning, hers was better.
I learned that she now spoke English fluently, had an excellent memory for rote learning as evidenced by progress with the Bible, was nimble—.
Working with a fusion bottle required a great deal of rote learning, but independent thought was a quick route to disaster.
He started to read his copy of the Puranas, but did not find anything that was different from his rote learning and put the book away.