Knowledge Quotes

From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.

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"Experience is the richest resource for learning."
Malcolm Knowles
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"Learning happens when we confront our assumptions."
Malcolm Knowles
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"Self-concept is central to the learning process of adults."
Malcolm Knowles
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"Curiosity is the engine of lifelong learning."
Malcolm Knowles
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"Adults learn best when learning is relevant to their immediate life situations."
Malcolm Knowles
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"Learning is an ongoing dialogue between the learner and the world."
Malcolm Knowles
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"Learning happens in the space between what we know and what we want to know."
Malcolm Knowles
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"The capacity to question is as important as the capacity to answer."
Malcolm Knowles
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"The capacity for self-directed learning is the foundation of lifelong growth."
Malcolm Knowles
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"Evaluation is the process of delineating, obtaining, and providing useful information for judging decision alternatives"
Benjamin Bloom
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"Assessment should be comprehensive, measuring all levels of learning outcomes"
Benjamin Bloom
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"The application of knowledge demonstrates true mastery of a subject"
Benjamin Bloom
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"The taxonomy of educational objectives provides a framework for curriculum design"
Benjamin Bloom
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"The learner's prior experience shapes how new information is processed and understood"
Benjamin Bloom
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"Learning outcomes should be observable and measurable to determine effectiveness"
Benjamin Bloom
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"Students demonstrate comprehension when they can explain ideas in their own words"
Benjamin Bloom
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"The classification of learning objectives provides clarity for both teachers and students"
Benjamin Bloom
B
"Assessment practices should encourage students to reflect on their own learning"
Benjamin Bloom
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"The organization of learning objectives should follow a logical progression from simple to complex"
Benjamin Bloom
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"The taxonomy provides a framework for designing instruction at all cognitive levels"
Benjamin Bloom
B
"Evaluation requires the development of criteria and the ability to make sound judgments"
Benjamin Bloom
B
"The measurement of learning should reflect the full range of educational objectives"
Benjamin Bloom
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"Reading the world always precedes reading the word, and reading the word implies continually reading the world."
Paulo Freire
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"Knowledge emerges only through invention and re-invention, through the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry."
Paulo Freire
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"The more students work at storing the deposits entrusted to them, the less they develop the critical consciousness which would result from their intervention in the world."
Paulo Freire
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"Conscientization is not a matter of transferring information but of awakening consciousness."
Paulo Freire
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"Authentic education is not a transfer of knowledge but an act of knowing."
Paulo Freire
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"Every person has the capacity to learn and to transform their consciousness."
Paulo Freire
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"The small child learns to speak while we adults speak to her. She drinks in the language around her as naturally as the ground drinks in the rain."
Maria Montessori
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"We often forget that a child learns through experience and not through explanations."
Maria Montessori