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Rote memorization is an instructional strategy that has had varying levels of popularity. Are there
cases when it is more effective or appropriate than others? Provide an example.
Rote memorization as an instructional strategy depends on the subject or lesson being taught.
Math, science and language arts are key subjects where ROTE memory is valuable. “
Transfer is
one process that allows this amazing inventiveness to unfold. It encompasses the ability to learn
in one situation and then use that learning, possibly in a modified or generalized form, in other
situations”
(Sousa, 2017).
I can remember in my elementary days memorizing my math facts
and math families which eventually crossed over in to my older grades, where this was a transfer
of learning.
The ROTE memorization of facts helped with multiplication because it was
repedeted addition, and I would rock out the multiplication facts when we had timed test.
Based
off me memorizing the facts it allowed me to move quicker through that timed test.
In this case
ROTE was more effective than understanding why 5X6 is always 30.
As a kindergarten teacher
the effectiveness of ROTE plays a role in math and language arts. ROTE in math at the younger
grades is important because we are learning numbers and memorizing how to count, count by
5’s, 10’s and 2’s always stays the same.
As teacher teaching that concept of ROTE matters
because we know 40 always comes after 39, 2 always comes after 1 etc. This is a beneficial
instructional strategy.
In language arts understanding the sounds and letter are ROTE
memorization because the younger children have to understand that knowing letter sounds helps
with reading words and I tell me students this all the time.
Now the transfer of learning by
knowing your alphabets helps in the order grades when one is learning ABC order, such has
given a list of words and putting them in alphabetical order.
ROTE plays a significant part
because one knows B is always after A, C is after B, D is after C etc., which now a student can
successfully put words in alphabetic order, look up words in a dictionary, look up things in the
yellow or white pages (even though these are becoming null and void) but learning that strategy
allowed transfer of learning outside of school.
Reference List:
Sousa, D.A. (2017).
How the brain learns.
(5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
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