Memorization of information by frequent repetition (rote learning) plays a role in most education systems. Do the advantages of this method of learning outweigh its disadvantages?
How to study better remains questionable to many people. It is quite common these days for students to learn by role, which has been widely used by schools. However, I believe the disadvantages of this phenomenon outweigh the positive results.
Repetitive studying methods would inevitably restrain students from developing their critical thinking skills. Such process will be associate with remembering vast amount of knowledge and doing similar questions frequently, which creates a boring studying pattern. As time goes by, students may be less likely to think actively and may fail to deal wit...
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Sentence: In conclusion, I believe that studying by rote should be encouraged at a minimal level because it stiffies students thinking skills and discourage them to learn actively.
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Still have doubt on the 'which' you used in the essays. Seems correct in the view of grammar, but when we are reading them, just feel something wrong:
It is quite common these days for students to learn by role, which has been widely used by schools.
Such process will be associate with remembering vast amount of knowledge and doing similar questions frequently, which creates a boring studying pattern.
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