Explicit knowledge

High school (ages 12+)
Thinking & Learning

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/explicit-knowledge

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the nature of knowledge?Readily articulated, conceptualized, codified, and stored
2. What is the forms of expression?Data, scientific formulae, specifications, manuals, and systematic language
3. Why is explicit knowledge important for learning and innovation?It lets people keep and share ideas in books, computers, and other media. This helps new discoveries and technologies be built on what others already know.
4. How did the printing press help explicit knowledge?The printing press made books easier to copy, so more people could read and share ideas. This made learning faster and spread knowledge across Europe and beyond.

Tacit Knowledge: Subjective, intuitive, and experiential knowledge that is difficult to articulate or transfer.
Codification: The process of converting tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge through formalization and documentation.
SECI Model: A framework describing the dynamic interaction between tacit and explicit knowledge in knowledge creation.