To achieve the goal of teaching, the teacher must adopt effective teaching methods in education. The

30.MEMORIZATION METHOD 

This is a method of teaching which involves an act of using repetition to memorize facts. It is probably 

used in science or in mathematics in which questions, formulae even answers at time are printed on the 

flash cards to help learners remember information easily. Therefore, it provides to learners the ability 

to recall information randomly. 

However, to enhance this act, the teacher should be resourceful in one  

 

 

 

 

 

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sense that he must ensure that any topic taught should have flash cards containing main points of the 

overall topic. 

ADVANTAGES 

i.

 

It helps learners build language skills. 

ii.

 

It develops the learners learning skills. 

iii.

 

It improves learners understanding of literature. 

iv.

 

It improves learner’s memory. 

v.

 

Learners can have a firm basis for progressing to more complicated problem-solving skills. 

DISADVANTAGES 

i.

 

Very little information can be memorized at a time. 

ii.

 

It creates and promotes laziness among pupils. 

iii.

 

Memorizing is disappointing in that it can only last for a short period of time. 

iv.

 

It limits learners from exploring or doing research.  

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