Drilling and learning by rote were replaced by the German method of lecturing, in which the professor's own research was presented in class.
死记硬背的训练和学习被德国的授课方式所取代， 在这种方式下， 教授自己的研究在课堂上进行了展示。
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Rote learning
Rote learning is a memorization technique based on repetition. The idea is that one will be able to quickly recall the meaning of the material the more one repeats it. Some of the alternatives to rote learning include meaningful learning, associative learning, and active learning.