Roteness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of rote. uncommon, uncountable

    "[…] the psychologically numbing effect of rotely mechanical exercises. The entire Teply system creates a mechanical attitude toward library materials, from the functional descriptiveness of the text to the roteness of the exercises. Students quickly slip into an "automatic pilot" pattern in responding to the exercises, cancelling any of the effective learning potential of the programmed approach."

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"[…] the psychologically numbing effect of rotely mechanical exercises. The entire Teply system creates a mechanical attitude toward library materials, from the functional descriptiveness of the text to the roteness of the exercises. Students quickly slip into an "automatic pilot" pattern in responding to the exercises, cancelling any of the effective learning potential of the programmed approach."

Etymology

From rote + -ness.

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