What is understanding?
The Six Facets
§Facet 1: A
student who understands can
explain. Accurate, coherent, justified, predictive
§Facet 2: A
student who understands can interpret. Meaningful, insightful, significant, illustrative
§Facet 3: A
student who understands can apply. Effective, efficient, fluent, adaptive, graceful
§Facet 4:
A student who understands can see in perspective. Credible, revealing, insightful, plausible, unusual
§Facet 5:
A student who understands demonstrates empathy. Sensitive, open, receptive, perceptive, tactful
§Facet 6:
A student who understands reveals self-knowledge. Self-aware, meta-cognitive, self-adjusting, reflective, wise