Unfamiliar exercise activities can also cause muscle spasms to occur. Abdominal spasms can occur when a person decides to begin working their abdominal muscles by doing sit-ups and does too many too quickly. Writer's cramps of the hand and fingers are similarly caused by prolonged use of the small muscles in the hand.
By Grace Fleming. Definition: Rote memorization is a term for fixing information to your memory through sheer repetition. Rote learning is often viewed as bad practice, although some would argue that rote memorization is a necessary first step in learning some subjects. Those who defend rote learning suggest that it is simply necessary in some areas. A young child learns the ABCs by rote learning, long before he or she knows why.
In the 21st century classroom, learning environment factors such as college curriculum, administration, and classroom environment strongly discourage the use of rote learning. But why? When rote memorization is applied as the main focus of learning, it is not considered higher-level thought or critical thinking.