Digest #154: Memorizing vs Understanding — Learning Scientists Blog – The Learning Scientists

by Althea Need KaminskeIs there a difference between memorizing material and understanding material? And if so, shouldn’t educators focus on the presumably better, more wholistic of the two, understanding rather than rote memorization? The answers to these, as always, is somewhat complicated. I sat down to write a blog post analyzing the differences between what…

Digest #154: Memorizing vs Understanding — Learning Scientists Blog – The Learning Scientists