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Facet Ways of Demonstrating Understanding
Explanation Explain/Teach
Give original examples of
Make connections with
Describe how
Prove/verify
Interpretation Interpret
Make sense of
Provide an apt analogy for
Show the importance or meaning of
Application In a new situation, apply/use
Show or demonstrate
Use in the context of
Design/Invent
Perspective Analyze
See from the point of view of
Compare and contrast
Critique
Show how it fits into the historical context
Empathy Walk in the shoes of
Experience directly and see
Reach a common understanding concerning
Consider the seemingly odd view
Self-Knowledge
Recognize your prejudice about
Identify the lens through which you view
See how your habits influence how you approach
Explain how you came to understand
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FACET |
MEANING |
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Explain: |
Provide
thorough, supported, and justifiable accounts of phenomena, facts, and data |
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Interpret: |
Tell
meaningful stories; offer apt translations; provide a revealing historical
or personal dimension to ideas and events; make it personal or accessible
through images, anecdotes, analogies, and models |
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Apply: |
Effectively
use and adapt what we know in diverse contexts |
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Perspective: |
See and
hear points of view through critical eyes and ears; see the big picture |
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Empathize: |
Find value
in what others might find odd, alien, or implausible; perceive sensitively
on the basis of prior direct experience |
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Self-Knowledge: |
Perceive
the personal style, prejudices, projections, and habits of mind that both
shape and impede our own understanding; we are aware of what we do not
understand and why understanding is so hard |
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Explanation |
Interpretation |
Application |
Perspective |
Empathy |
Self-Knowledge |
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Demonstrate
Derive
Describe
Design
Exhibit
Express
Induce
Instruct
Justify
Model
Predict
Prove
Show
Synthesize
Teach |
Create Analogies
Critique
Document
Evaluate
Illustrate
Judge
Make sense of
Make meaning of
Provide metaphors
Read between the lines
Represent
Tell a story
Translate |
Adapt
Build
Create
De-bug
Decide
Design
Exhibit
Invent
Perform
Produce
Propose
Solve
Test
Use
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Analyze
Argue
Compare
Contrast
Criticize
Infer |
Assume role of
Be like
Be open to
Believe
Consider
Imagine
Relate
Role-play |
Be aware of
Realize
Recognize
Reflect
Self-assess |
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