The government initiative to reform and revamp the education system in the country is timely and most welcome, provided it paves the way for meaningful change. Past attempts at education reforms have ...

In the evolving landscape of education, two prominent learning approaches stand out: Rote Learning and Competency-Based Learning (CBL). While both aim to impart knowledge and skills, their ...

Education is evolving from rote memorization to experiential learning, fostering critical thinking, creativity, and real-world understanding beyond traditional classroom boundaries. Education ...

Teaching children maths by making them learn times tables by rote could worsen exam results because they risk failing to properly understand the subject, according to an Oxford University study. The ...

Students often cram and memorise without really understanding, which may cause a serious damage to critical thinking and overall mental wellbeing. The phrase ‘learn it by heart’ begins in school and ...

India’s first ‘Freedom From Rote Learning’ School Movement has already garnered more than 15 million pledges from teachers, students, parents, school leaders and other education leaders nationwide.

Under the proposed framework, a football lesson could double up as a class on velocity for students in Classes VI or VII, ...