ROTE LEARNING Vs CONCEPTUAL LEARNING

ROTE LEARNING (In Short)

1. MEMORIZATION TECHNIQUE 

2. BASED ON REPETITION

EXAMPLE : MEMORIZING A TELEPHONE NUMBER , MEMORIZING A B C D , 1 2 3 etc.,

ROTE LEARNING :

IT IS A MASTER OF FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE.

IT IS THE FUNDAMENTAL STYLE OF LEARNING .

IT IS ALSO AN ESSENTIAL NATURE OF OUR LEARNING. 

ROTE LEARNING IS A PATH TO REACH THE UNDERSTANDING .

ROTE LEARNING SHALL BE SOMETIMES USED IN EXAMINATIONS UNDER THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

IT SOMETIMES INVOLVES THINKING PROCESS

 

SOME EXAMPLES ARE :

1. PHONICS IN READING 

2. PERIODIC TABLE IN CHEMISTRY 

3. MULTIPLICATION TABLES IN MATHEMATICS 

4. BASIC FORMULAS IN MATHS AND SCIENCE

5. FACTS - EXAMPLE : STATE CAPITALS , COUNTRIES CAPITALS

ADVANTAGES OF ROTE LEARNING :

1. ABILITY TO QUICKLY RECALL THE BASIC FACTS 

2. HELPS DEVELOP THE FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE 

DISADVANTAGES OF ROTE LEARNING :

1. CAN BE REPETITIVE 

2. CAN EASILY LOSE FOCUS

3. DOES NOT ALLOW FOR A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF A SUBJECT

4. NO CONNECTION BETWEEN THE NEW AND PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE 

 

CONCEPTUAL LEARNING : 

IT IS A METHOD OF LEARNING BY UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPTS

ENCOURAGES UNDERSTANDING 

ENCOURAGES DYNAMIC LEARNING SYSTEMS

FOCUSES ON THE RESULT OF LEARNING PROCEDURE 

RELATES NEW DATA TO EARLIER LEARNING 

CONCEPTUAL LEARNING ENCOURAGES STUDENTS IN THE RICH LEARNING ACTIVITIES

IT IS ALSO A METHOD OF LEARNING WHICH REQUIRES HIGHER ORDER MENTAL PROCESS LIKE THINKING , REASONING AND  INTELLIGENCE

THE INTEGRATION OF NEW INFORMATION WITH THE EXISTING KNOWLEDGE , THROUGH THE USE OF CONCEPTS TO PROMOTE DEEP UNDERSTANDING .

ADVANTAGES OF CONCEPTUAL LEARNING :

1. ENCOURAGES UNDERSTANDING  , NOT MEMORIZATION

2. ENCOURAGES ACTIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES

3. FOCUSES ON THE OUTCOME OF THE LEARNING PROCESS

4. RELATING NEW INFORMATION TO THE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

DISADVANTAGES OF CONCEPTUAL LEARNING :

1. TAKES LONGER TIME TO ACCOMPLISH 

2. SHOULD BE CUSTOMIZED FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF STUDENTS