Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of memorizing, or of committing to memory.
Wiktionary
- n. The act of committing something to memory or memorizing.
WordNet 3.0
- n. learning so as to be able to remember verbatim
Examples
“In education, this introduced the concept that rote memorization is not as effective a learning tool as problem solving.”
The Huffington Post: Jenifer Fox: Education, What are we Talking About?
“The delightfully pointless nature of the contest, combined with the sweet reward, awakened me to the pleasures of random short-term memorization.”
“Implicit in this amazing and enviable capacity for memorization is the understanding the poem, like the folk song or the popular song is a source of pleasure, reflection and intellectual stimulus.”
The Reading : Kwame Dawes : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation
“Using flashcards repeatedly over a few days will also help your long term memorization of facts.”
“And why use the word memorization rather than remembering?”
“I understand line memorization is hard to do with constant skit changes, but when a performer doesn’t know one line from recollection it seems lazy and uninspired.”
Josh Wolk's Pop Culture Club talks Monty Python: Do the shows still hold up? | EW.com
“While rote memorization is not usually required in such occupations, a good memory is vital if one is to learn the skills to be highly professional … and looking up everything doesn’t help develop memory or skills.”
“It’s that pre-performance hour of steeply diminishing returns, when memorization is more of a placebo than a real help.”
24 Hour Plays: Time for Drinks - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com
“Word mapping enables children to read via orthographic [a clear recollection for the specific letter-sequence in written words] memory rather than through simple word memorization, the traditional way of teaching reading.”
The Huffington Post: Joel Shatzky: How Johnny (and Janie) Can Learn to Read
“Nintendo's Brain Age games feature a series of fun brain-sharpening exercises that range from reading and counting activities and word memorization games to drawing challenges and the wildly popular Sudoku number puzzles.”
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