understanding

(noun)

The mental (sometimes emotional) process of comprehension, or the assimilation of knowledge, which is subjective by its nature.

Related Terms

  • comparison
  • classification

Examples of understanding in the following topics:

  • The Understanding Stage

    • The second stage in the listening process is the understanding stage.
    • This, in turn, is essential to understanding a speaker's message.
    • You may immediately understand the words and sentences that you are hearing, but not immediately understand what the lecturer is proving or whether what you're hearing in the moment is a main point, side note, or digression.
    • One tactic for better understanding a speaker's meaning is to ask questions.
    • After receiving information via listening, the next step is understanding what we've heard.
  • Introduction

    • As you read this chapter, you should develop an understanding of the following key marketing concepts:
    • understand the primary tools available to marketers and how they are used
  • Maximize Understanding

    • In essence, you want the audience to comprehend and share the same understanding.
    • Ask yourself, "What does my audience already understand or know?
    • " You can apply the knowledge to maximize understanding.
    • Different audience members may not understand one idea but may understand another that relates more directly to their prior knowledge.
    • Give examples of ways to help your audience understand your ideas
  • Assumptions

    • Economists use assumptions in order to simplify economics processes so that they are easier to understand.
    • Economists use assumptions in order to simplify economic processes so that it is easier to understand.
    • Assumptions provide a way for economists to simplify economic processes and make them easier to study and understand.
    • An assumption allows an economist to break down a complex process in order to develop a theory and realm of understanding.
    • This simplifying assumption allows economists to build a structure to understand how people make choices and use resources.
  • Utilizing Devices to Enhance Audience Understanding

    • Visual aids, microphones, video screens, and/or a podium can help enhance audience understanding.
    • Many people need the assistance of visual material to understand complicated topics.
    • A podium can help an audience understand a speech.
    • With the addition of visual aids, podiums, microphones, and video screens, a presenter can ensure that the audience is able to see, hear, and understand the material properly.
    • When determining the type of visual aids needed for a speech, the speaker needs to consider the subject matter, audience, and venue so that the right materials are used to enhance audience understanding.
  • Skills for building positive relationships

    • Facilitation skills deal with the understanding of group processes and feedback.
    • Negotiation skills are necessary for managers to ensure they understand the goals and tactics of others.
    • Negotiation involves understanding goals and the impacts of the range of possible outcomes on an organization.
    • Active facilitation brings objectivity to group processes and results in shared understandings of potential opportunities and the costs of pursuing those opportunities.
    • In some situations, professional facilitation may be appropriate if either side has reached a point where reaching a mutual understanding is difficult.
  • Introduction

    • to understand the field of Human Resource Management and its potential for creating and sustaining competitive advantage
    • to understand how an organization can effectively recruit, manage, and terminate its employees
  • Introduction to Landscapes

    • Curricular landscapes are the development of your understanding of the full curriculum that you are currently, or expected to teach one day.
  • Introduction

    • The primary aim is to illustrate how sociologists go beyond common sense understandings in trying to explain or understand social phenomena.
  • What is Social Constructivism?

    • Social constructivism emphasizes the importance of culture and context in understanding what occurs in society and constructing knowledge based on this understanding (Derry, 1999; McMahon, 1997).
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