Introduction Over several decades, the educational system in Ghana has been deeply shaped by memorization-based learning mdash; often referred to as rote learning .

To the editor: As an educator, I couldn’t agree more with Doug Lemov that learning and retaining basic facts, and creating a supportive, inclusive environment, are foundational to good pedagogy. What ...

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Re “Real Test Is, Did the Kids Learn to Think?” Commentary, Nov. 5: Roger H. Weaver’s point that K-12 education is suffering from testing that does not test education other than rote learning is too ...

NAPLAN has changed the way schools teach, with one top-performing school revealing it has sparked a return to rote learning. St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School has introduced two lessons a week in Year ...

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Center for American Progress released a new report that takes a first-of-its-kind look at homework assignment quality. Specifically, the study examines how homework ...

The son of my neighbours failed to crack the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), leaving his parents livid and shocked. “He scored almost 100% in science and maths in the ICSE exams a few years ago,” ...

This is how a private pilot who had gone through an accelerated program to earn his certificate described his training. He had chosen the accelerated program because he was considering a career in ...