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a term used by Ausubel to refer to learning that does not relate new material meaningfully with existing knowledge and understanding
often contrasted with meaningful learning
"rote learning is very limited. Learning 'word-perfectly' that the square of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, or that when a body A exerts a force on a body B, then the body B exerts a force, equal in magnitude, opposite in direction, and along the same line of action, on body A, is generally considered to be of little value if the ideas represented in the form of words can not be applied, because they have been learnt without understanding" (Taber, 2011, p.42).
