Re: [unrev-II] Knowledge Repositories and Design Discussions

From: Eric Armstrong (eric.armstrong@eng.sun.com)
Date: Fri Mar 02 2001 - 21:45:47 PST

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    Interesting. Thanks.
    It's always useful to discuss things in a taxonomical
    framework that others are already using.

    Henry van Eyken wrote:
    >
    > Eric:
    >
    > You might find Bloom's Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain (used in
    > educational
    > circles, e.g. in testing) a handy reference. By all means, supplement
    > that
    > with your own insights.
    >
    > It is found or referred to on many sites, e.g.
    > http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/bloom.html
    > http://www.dlrn.org/library/dl/guide4.html
    >
    > Especially note distinction between knowledge and comprehension.
    >
    > I am inclined to believe you may find the distinctions in the taxonomy
    > more
    > useful than the distinction between information and knowledge. There
    > are
    > texts about how to test for learners' accomplishments within the
    > taxonomy,
    > i.o.w. there is quite a bit of "fine tuning.".
    >
    > Henry
    >
    > Eric Armstrong wrote:
    >
    > > Timeout: What is Knowledge?
    > > --------------------------
    > > "Knowledge" in such a system can take several forms.
    > > The following list probably is not comprehensive,
    > > but it's enough to get started:
    > >
    > > * Categorization
    > > For example, a case study of building the Aswan
    > > Dam can be categorized under egypt, earth-moving
    > > equipment, and construction, among other things.
    > > Each category that is applied to the study
    > > allows greater intelligence to be applied in
    > > future searches of the repository.
    > >
    > > * Simple Abstractions
    > > For example, "Assigning a value to a variable"
    > > is a simple abstraction that has a single mapping
    > > in most procedural languages.
    > >
    > > * Complex Abstractions and Abstraction-Sequences
    > > For a language like Lisp, APL, or Forth, the
    > > mechanism for assiging a value to a variable might
    > > be rather complex, and it start with an admonition
    > > not to do that if you can help it!
    > >
    > > A recipe or template for a linked list, on the
    > > other hand, would consist of an ordered sequence
    > > of abstractions.
    > >
    >
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