Roteness
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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."
Example
More examples"[…] 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.