Perambulation

Perambulation / Perambulate

dictionary definition: to walk or travel through or around a place or area, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way

• "she perambulated the park"
• "lost and tired, he perambulated across unfamiliar territory"

In the learning process, perambulation is a condition in which a student's mind "perambulates" or "goes in circles" around a thought or topic

• in a state of perambulation
  • the student will get "stuck"
  • and not be able to communicate his/her thoughts
  • or not be able to advance the thought or connect it to another

Perambulation may be present in students with certain learning disabilities such as extreme Attention Deficit or Autism.