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    rote

    US /rot/

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    UK /rəʊt/

    A1
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounMemorization through repetition
    The children were taught the alphabet by rote

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    Casually Explained: Engineering

    06:12Casually Explained: Engineering
    • Engineering is about adaptability and problem-solving in the real world, not about rote memorization of textbook material.

      Engineering is about adaptability and problem-solving in the real world, not about rote memorization of textbook material.

    • Engineering is about adaptability and problem solving in the real world, not about rote memorization of textbook material.

      Engineering is about adaptability and problem solving in the real world, not about rote memorization of textbook material.

    B1

    The Most Successful People Explain Why a College Degree is USELESS

    11:26The Most Successful People Explain Why a College Degree is USELESS
    • Like I've Got a Great Conceptual rep Memory and a Terrible rote Memory so if i have a Story i could tell you

      Like I've Got a Great Conceptual rep Memory and a Terrible rote Memory so if i have a Story i could tell you

    • And some people, uh, like, I've got a, a great conceptual memory and a terrible rote memory.

      And some people, uh, like, I've got a, a great conceptual memory and a terrible rote memory.

    A2

    Bloom's Taxonomy

    03:52Bloom's Taxonomy
    • Remembering is maintaining basic knowledge through rote learning or memorization. This may be how you studied in high school, but college testing will require

      Remembering is maintaining basic knowledge through rote learning or memorization. This may be how you studied in high school, but college testing will require

    • Remembering is maintaining basic knowledge through rote learning or memorization.

      Remembering is maintaining basic knowledge through rote learning or memorization.

    B1

    You’ll Regret Playing It Safe in Your 20’s & 30’s

    08:35You’ll Regret Playing It Safe in Your 20’s & 30’s
    • And that sounds very practical or rote,

      And that sounds very practical or rote,

    • And that sounds very practical or rote, but

      And that sounds very practical or rote, but

    A2

    Why So Many Great Scientists Come From Hungary

    08:53Why So Many Great Scientists Come From Hungary
    • One notable example is the Minta Gymnasium, founded by Mora von Kármán, who reformed the Hungarian school system to emphasize problem-solving over rote learning.

      One notable example is the Minta Gymnasium, founded by Mora von Kármán, who reformed the Hungarian school system to emphasize problem-solving over rote learning.

    • One notable example is the Minta Gymnasium, founded by Moraván Kármán, who reformed the Hungarian school system to emphasize problem-solving over rote learning.

      One notable example is the Minta Gymnasium, founded by Moraván Kármán, who reformed the Hungarian school system to emphasize problem-solving over rote learning.

    B1

    The secret to learning another language quickly: Speak from day 1

    09:48The secret to learning another language quickly: Speak from day 1
    • And you don't learn vocabulary well through rote memorization or if you don't like studying grammar

      And you don't learn vocabulary well through rote memorization or if you don't like studying grammar

    • And if you don't learn vocabulary well through rote memorization, or if you don't like studying grammar, and

      And if you don't learn vocabulary well through rote memorization, or if you don't like studying grammar, and

    A2

    Machine Learning: Google's Vision - Google I/O 2016

    44:45Machine Learning: Google's Vision - Google I/O 2016
    • But imagine if you could kind of have these rote tasks that are hard or tedious for humans.

      But imagine if you could kind of have these rote tasks that are hard or tedious for humans.

    • but imagine if you could kind of have these rote tasks that

      but imagine if you could kind of have these rote tasks that

    A2

    Part 2B- ABCs of Chinese Teaching Methodology

    11:03Part 2B- ABCs of Chinese Teaching Methodology
    • In addition, most of these pictographic components are actually standalone Chinese characters by themselves, so even if you were to learn whole Chinese characters by rote memorization, you would still have to learn them anyway.

      In addition, most of these pictographic components are actually standalone Chinese characters by themselves, so even if you were to learn whole Chinese characters by rote memorization, you would still have to learn them anyway.

    • by rote memorization you would still have to learn them anyway!

      by rote memorization you would still have to learn them anyway!

    B1

    Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain

    50:01Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain
    • Now, adults don't say, "More outside." So it's not a phrase that the child could simply have memorized by rote,

      Now, adults don't say, "More outside." So it's not a phrase that the child could simply have memorized by rote,

    •  So it’s not a phrase that the child simply memorized by rote, but it shows that already

       So it’s not a phrase that the child simply memorized by rote, but it shows that already

    B1

    'OMG! Meiyu' Introduces China to American Slang, Idioms and Jay-Z

    07:09'OMG! Meiyu' Introduces China to American Slang, Idioms and Jay-Z
    • education has traditionally relied heavily on instructive teaching, lectures and rote

      education has traditionally relied heavily on instructive teaching, lectures and rote

    • Chinese education has traditionally relied heavily on instructive teaching, lectures, and rote memorization.

      Chinese education has traditionally relied heavily on instructive teaching, lectures, and rote memorization.

    B1