Degrees of understanding

There are degrees of understanding:

• The ability to duplicate the information
• The ability to know the meaning of something
• The ability to know the nature of something
• The ability to skilfully perform tasks in the area.
• The ability to know the significance and importance of things
• The ability to make judgements, decisions and evaluations in the area

For example, a history teacher might require a student to recite a list of kings. If the student can recite a list of kings, then the student has duplicated the information, but has not achieved much understanding.