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Originally Posted by thetygerlily
Ha, that's probably why I hated many of the intro classes- I can't stand rote memorization! Give me something to do with the info and I'm happy, but I will never be the one to recite names and dates and places and whatever.
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It's all about balance.
It's bad to just memorize and expect exams to basically be recitation. College students should be beyond high school level.
It's also bad to not know things like names and dates (basic info that the professor has probably stressed the importance of) and think that you can apply the information. Students will sometimes not do course readings and come to exams expecting to guess based on what seems familiar or answer essays based on their ability to convincingly bullshit. That happens across disciplines.
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