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Effective learning: Rules of formulating knowledge (1999)

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159 points swatson741 | 1 comments | 01 Sep 25 14:43 UTC | HN request time: 0.244s | source
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greymalik ◴[01 Sep 25 16:06 UTC] No.45093887[source]▶
It feels circular. How is learning different from understanding? How is understanding different from knowledge? I’m supposed to understand before I learn. How do I understand if not through learning? I’m supposed to understand to gain knowledge. Isn’t knowledge understanding?
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1. obbie3 ◴[02 Sep 25 03:51 UTC] No.45098970[source]▶
Understanding is prior to learning. Learning is required when prior understanding fails to extend/generalize/transfer. Understanding is a residue of learning.