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| A form of understanding that is gained through one’s own experience, emotion, and education. |
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| A form of understanding that relates to specific topics, and is gained through collective efforts and judgements. |
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| Areas of knowledge (AOK): |
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| Different sectors of understanding, based around the means by which said understanding is achieved. |
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| Different methods of achieving understanding, best used as a network to build a solid foundation for knowledge. |
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| Real-life situation (RLS): |
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| A complex, analyzable occurrence that happens in the real world. |
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| A statement that suggests one’s understanding about a certain topic or item. This statement can either be specific and individual about specific and individual topics, or be about knowledge in itself, aiming to understand understanding. |
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| An inquiry that is about, rather than an outside topic, knowledge itself, and how one knows. These inquiries are open and generalized, and are subject to many different answers. |
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| Statements and understandings of certain aspects of how understanding is achieved, analyzed, and sought out. |
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| Details and outside knowledge that are used to back a knowledge claim, and that are typically quantifiable and tangible, but are not restricted to only this. |
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| An explanation of a knowledge claim that provides a basis through which the claim is more easily understood. This explanation is usually provided in terms of the Ways of Knowing. |
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| The lens through which one understands and perceives the knowledge they accumulate, usually based in personal factors. |
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| A measurement of how reasonable and correct an argument or statement may be, based on its inherent logic. |
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| A way of distinguishing between claims that are justifiable, unjustifiable, trustworthy, and untrustworthy. |
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| Authority and Credibility: |
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| The process of determining whether a claim us reliable based on the source from which it came. This process involves analyzing the source for things like experience, bias, and the reliability of previous claims. |
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