knowledge

(noun)

Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning, etc.

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Examples of knowledge in the following topics:

  • A Taxonomy of Knowledge

    • Joel Mokyr classifies knowledge as propositional and prescriptive knowledge.
    • Prescriptive knowledge is instructional or knowledge about techniques about how to do something (ibid).
    • Confidence and consensus about knowledge as well as access to and transmittal of that knowledge is of great importance to how propositional knowledge is used.
    • Prescriptive knowledge (λ) is the knowledge about how to do something; it is technique or instructional knowledge.
    • This knowledge is propositional knowledge.

  • Benefits

    • First, students learn about the conditions for applying knowledge.
    • Third, students can see the implications of knowledge.
    • Finally, students are supported in structuring knowledge in ways appropriate to later use by gaining and working with that knowledge in context.

  • Expert Systems

    • An expert system consists of both an inference engine and a knowledge base and has decision-making abilities.
    • To run an expert system, the engine uses the knowledge base in the same way that a human reasons.
    • Knowledge is acquired and represented using various knowledge representation techniques, rules, frames and scripts.
    • Knowledge-based systems are systems based on the methods and techniques of artificial Intelligence.
    • Break down expert systems to the inference engine, the knowledge base, and conversational

  • Knowledge Management

    • Organizations use knowledge management to identify, create, represent, distribute, and enable strategy and process.
    • Here are examples of the knowledge management tools various companies use: At Xerox and World Bank, groups meet regularly to share knowledge and learn from each other.
    • Accenture and Ernst & Young use databases of codified knowledge assets (known as knowledge repositories).
    • Here are a few of the criteria for measuring the efficacy of a knowledge management strategy:
    • How much knowledge is reused: This metric measures how often employees access and use knowledge assets and avoid "re-inventing the wheel".

  • Political Knowledge

    • Political knowledge, in addition to political socialization and major events, impact the formation of people's political values and opinions.
    • The formation of public opinion assumes that Americans know enough about political issues to shape opinions based on political knowledge.
    • However, certain statistics demonstrate that many Americans lack this basic knowledge about politics.
    • Some people are that political values are formed as a result of political knowledge.
    • Researching two political candidates, as illustrated in this flyer, help increase political knowledge.

  • Knowledge Management and Behavior Modification

    • Knowledge management (KM), and the modification of behavior through utilizing organizational knowledge, is central to an organization's ability to grow and adapt.
    • It encourages the sharing of knowledge to further the company's success.
    • Consulting companies are also sometimes hired to provide advice about knowledge management.
    • Knowledge-sharing is the most important component of knowledge management and is essential to helping an organization evolve and grow.
    • An example of knowledge management would involve an employee who is particularly knowledgeable about a certain computer system.

  • RBL Knowledge-Check

    • Click Here to check your knowledge of Resource Based Learning with a PowerPoint Jeopardy game (http://gclinton.myweb.uga.edu/edit6400/rbl/team_awesome_rbl_jeopardy_final.pps)!

  • Facts, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom

    • Facts, information, knowledge and wisdom are not the same things.
    • Knowledge implies an understanding of the nature of relationships (system of causation) among the facts and information.
    • Wisdom is more complicated and suggests a system of values and the judgment to evaluate and apply knowledge.
    • The definitions of facts, information, knowledge and wisdom used here are superficial and subject the reader's interpretation.

  • Structural Changes

    • One of the dimensions identifies The Knowledge Dimension (or the kind of knowledge to be learned) while the second identifies The Cognitive Process Dimension (or the process used to learn).
    • As represented on the grid below, the intersection of the knowledge and cognitive process categories form twenty-four separate cells as represented on the "Taxonomy Table" below.
    • The Knowledge Dimension on the left side is composed of four levels that are defined as Factual, Conceptual, Procedural, and Meta-Cognitive.
    • Each of the four Knowledge Dimension levels is subdivided into either three or four categories (e.g.
    • Factual is divided into Factual, Knowledge of Terminology, and Knowledge of Specific Details and Elements).

  • Knowledge of the Audience About Your Topic

    • Discovering knowledgeability, the state or condition of possessing knowledge, involves careful assessment of the audience by the speaker prior to, during, and after the speech.
    • There are at least three types of knowledgeability: Prior, formative, and summative.
    • Prior knowledge is the knowledge that the audience already has about your topic.
    • Formative knowledge is the knowledge that is forming in the mind of the audience during the speech.
    • Summative knowledge is the knowledge that the audience leaves with after your speech.