Memorising facts is the most important way to succeed in education. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

It has been argued that memorising data is a key method which helps to succeed in

one

Use synonyms

's

study

Use synonyms

.

Although

Linking Words

I admit that

such

Linking Words

a method is truly helpful, I am

also

Linking Words

concerned that the importance of understanding the learning material ought to not be dismissed as well, given its efficiency and merits for the future of the student.   Nowadays, rote-learning  various facts, related to the field of

one

Use synonyms

's

study

Use synonyms

is

one

Use synonyms

of the most common ways of learning, and the reason for

this

Linking Words

may lie in its speed and easiness. Making use of

this

Linking Words

method students can cram for exams in a short period of time, putting a minimal effort and be assessed and evaluated by good marks, which in most cases, is considered a success.

Nevertheless

Linking Words

, memorising is only efficient when

one

Use synonyms

should remember information for a short period of time, whereas for longer periods the crucial factor is comprehension. In

one

Use synonyms

particular research participants were divided into two groups. Both groups had to

study

Use synonyms

the same subject, but the

first

Linking Words

one

Use synonyms

was using rote-learning techniques, while the

second

Linking Words

had to have a deep understanding of the provided material. By the end of the

,

Remove the comma

apply

show examples

research both groups demonstrated great results. The fine line between them,

however

Linking Words

, was that people using the former technique forgot

learned

Change the verb form

to learn

show examples

information sooner than their fellows who utilised the latter

one

Use synonyms

. It follows from above that understanding the actual meaning of things gives  long-term knowledge of them.

Moreover

Linking Words

, the primary goal of getting an education is to be able to make use of the knowledge that

one

Use synonyms

has gained during his/her

study

Use synonyms

, which is virtually impossible to do without comprehending the principles and

the

Correct article usage

apply

show examples

concepts of things. To recapitulate, I agree that in some cases memorising is a working way to achieve success in education,

however

Linking Words

, I would argue that the process of learning should include comprehension of the meaning and gist of information as well.