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Is Memorisation a Good Strategy for Learning Mathematics? PISA in Focus. No. 61
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OECD Publishing, 2016
In some situations, memorisation is useful, even necessary. It can give students enough concrete facts on which to reflect; it can limit anxiety by reducing mathematics to a set of simple facts, rules and procedures; and it can help to develop fluency with numbers early in a child's development, before the child is asked to tackle more complex…
Descriptors: Memorization, Mathematics, Learning Strategies, Gender Differences