The process of embodying distinctions — a re-construction of the process of learning
This paper is about learning and teaching. Our invitation is to distinguish between knowledge, knowing, understanding and learning. Knowledge is an assessment made by an observer; knowing refers to our capacity to make distinctions in a particular domain of action; understanding refers to the process of grounding these distinctions in a particular history and embedding them in a particular tradition; and learning is the process by which we embody these distinctions in our actions. Based on these concepts, we propose a model for designing a process of learning in a particular context. Finally, we offer some criticism on how learning and teaching are normally understood in schools, universities and organisations.
Keywords: Knowledge; distinctions; knowing; learning; teaching; understanding
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Departamento de Ingenieria Industrial, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota - Colombia. Email:[email protected] 2: Departamento de Ingenieria Industrial, Universidad de Los Andes,
Publication date: 01 March 1998
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