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Understanding is not the same as knowledge, knowing something.
Understanding is not the same as knowledge, knowing something.
Knowledge is being able to recall from memory information, descriptions, or skills, which are acquired through experience or education.
Knowledge is being able to recall from memory information, descriptions, or skills, which are acquired through experience or education.
Examples of knowledge are:
knowing the dates of the Korean War (1950–1953)
knowing the steps in changing a tire on a car
knowing the definition of photosynthesis
It is having a practical knowledge of a subject.
Knowledge is important.
Understanding takes knowledge one step further.
Understanding is a ability to think about and use concepts, the practical knowledge, to deal adequately with future, different experiences with the topic.
Understanding is a ability to think about and use concepts, the practical knowledge, to deal adequately with future, different experiences with the topic.
There are stages of understanding in learning. For example:
a 3-year old child can count to 10 and use that skill to count how many toys she has.
In elementary school, she learns to add, multiply, and divide numbers by memory
2 times 6 equals 12
Later, as a teenager, she learns that adding and multiplying are different ways to reach the same end
2 times 6 equals 12 AND 6 plus 6 equals 12
Multiplying 2 times 6 is the same as adding up 2 sixes
As she continues on in math, she will lean to use this knowledge and understanding to solve different types of problems
2 X N = 12, N = 6
So, how do you increase your understanding of the material you are studying?
So, how do you increase your understanding of the material you are studying?
Sometimes we quickly reach an understanding of a topic.
This usually happens when the new material immediately connects with things we already know stored in our memory.
When that does not happen, then we have to work on connecting it or creating a new memory section.
Ways to Make a Connection - Ask Your Resources
talk with your instructor
talk with someone who is very familiar with the topic
Ways to Make a Connection - Explore By Yourself
check out and read a book at the library on the topic
research it on the Internet
check out learning resources (ex., Kahn Academy, Open Yale Courses, MIT open courseware [type free into search bar]
Check YouTube
Use your learning strategies
Google Sites
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