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Avoiding inert knowledge in education
There are two main approaches in education to avoid inert knowledge:
Teach in a way that encourages the development of active knowledge. When teaching students about a certain concept,
- help them to understand what it means,
- how it connects to other things, and
- how to apply the information in practice.
Encourage people to learn in a way that encourages the development of active knowledge.
- Explain the concept of inert knowledge to students.
- Explain why it is a problem
- Encourage them to ask themselves guiding questions when they learn new material.
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Knowledge-telling and knowledge-building
It is important to understand the difference between knowledge-telling and knowledge building.
- Knowledge-telling is a shallow engagement with knowledge, generally by reading or memorising without analysing or reflecting.
- Knowledge-building is e...
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“Education with inert ideas is not only useless: it is, above all things, harmful—Corruptio optimi, pessima [the corruption of the best is the worst of all].”
ALFRED NORTH WHITEHEAD
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Six types of abilities in the context of educational goals
Bloom's taxonomy describes six major types of abilities based on educational goals:
- Remembering: Recalling the relevant information from long-term memory.
- Understanding information: Interpreting it, summarising, explaining, and giving relevant ...
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Inert knowledge: Learning without understanding
Inert knowledge is learning information without understanding it, which means you have a limited ability to recognise, express or use it.
- For example, memorising a math formula without understanding its meaning or implication. Students can learn stuff,...
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When knowledge is considered inert
The person knows something, but doesn't understand it, and can't do much with it.
- They don't understand what the knowledge means, its implications, or how it connects to other knowledge.
- When it's presented in different ways or contexts,
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“You need facts to make sense; they are the basis for understanding, but they are never enough. Inertia as pathology describes those states of mind where people come to know something but simply can’t go beyond the facts, can’t synthesize them, think with them, or apply them in another situat...
LEE S. SHULMAN
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Benefits of teaching what you learn
- When you learn with the intention to teach, you learn more deeply.
- While you teach, you will realize where you have gaps in your knowledge.
- Teaching will give you valuable feedback.
- You will have to apply what you learn.
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