memorisation
Learning something perfectly
Memorisation is the British spelling of memorization—the process of committing something to memory.
It implies deliberate effort rather than incidental learning: Memorisation of vocabulary lists is tedious but effective.
The term often appears in educational contexts, sometimes with negative connotations suggesting rote learning over understanding.
Continued holding or possession
- recallMemory retrieval act
- retrievalAct of getting back
- encodingConverting data to format
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
storage · recognition · recollection · engram · neuroplasticity · hippocampus · synapses · cognitive
Techniques to assist recall
- roteMemorization through repetition
- drillHole-boring device
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- crammingIntensive last-minute study
recitation · repetition · flashcards · chunking · visualization · association · acronym · rhyme
Deliberate learning effort
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- educationSystematic development of mind
- instructionGuidance for action
- absorptionProcess of taking in
assimilation · acquisition · understanding · comprehension · knowledge · scholarship · pedagogy · tutoring
retention
Continued holding or possession
consolidation · storage · recognition · recollection · engram · neuroplasticity · hippocampus · synapses · cognitive · anamnesis
mnemonics
Techniques to assist recall
cramming · recitation · repetition · flashcards · chunking · visualization · association · acronym · rhyme · encoding
study
Deliberate learning effort
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- educationSystematic development of mind
- instructionGuidance for action
absorption · assimilation · acquisition · understanding · comprehension · knowledge · scholarship · pedagogy · tutoring · coursework
recital
Solo musical performance
- verbatimIn identical wording
- word-perfectMemorized with total accuracy
- scriptWritten words for performance
lines · monologue · speech · poetry · quotation · catechism · liturgy · dictation · declamation
memorisationunderstanding
Mental comprehension of something
comprehension · critical thinking · deep learning · conceptual understanding · reasoning
memorisationforgetting
Failing to retain memories
oblivion · amnesia · memory loss · erasure · blanking
memory, memorial, memorable, memento, remembrance, memorize, memoir, memorandum, commemorate