Here's a template to start with! ;-) Understanding can be conceptualized as a complex semiotic process that operates across multiple dimensions and domains. Using the QPT notation: Understanding = S⟪ // Domain projections ↾cognitive⟨⦿△≡⊣△...⟩ // Cognitive domain: pattern-based sign with symbolic connection and logical argument ↾experiential⟨⦿□⇢⊣□...⟩ // Experiential domain: instance-based sign with causal connection and proposition ↾interpretive⟨⦿△⍥⊣α...⟩ // Interpretive domain: pattern-based sign with metaphorical connection and abductive reasoning // Dimensional projections ↿(○): { // Firstness - Qualities/Possibilities ↾cognitive⟨⦿○≡⊣○...⟩, // Immediate recognition of patterns ↾experiential⟨⦿○⇢⊣○...⟩, // Intuitive grasp of relations ↾interpretive⟨⦿○⍥⊣○...⟩ // Potential meaning relationships }, ↿[□]: { // Secondness - Actuality/Reaction ↾cognitive⟨⦿□≡⊣□...⟩, // Concrete application of knowledge ↾experiential⟨⦿□⇢⊣□...⟩, // Direct encounters with phenomena ↾interpretive⟨⦿□⍥⊣□...⟩ // Specific interpretations of instances }, ↿{△}: { // Thirdness - Pattern/Law ↾cognitive⟨⦿△≡⊣△...⟩, // Systematic knowledge structures ↾experiential⟨⦿△⇢⊣△...⟩, // Generalized experiential patterns ↾interpretive⟨⦿△⍥⊣△...⟩ // Coherent interpretive frameworks }, // Value projections ⇃meaning: { ↾cognitive: "integration of information into coherent knowledge structures", ↾experiential: "embodied grasp of phenomena through direct encounter", ↾interpretive: "contextual meaning-making that connects concepts across domains" }, // Constructor projections ⇂⎕: { ↾cognitive: [□]⎕cognitive(Information PriorKnowledge → IntegratedUnderstanding), ↾experiential: [□]⎕experiential(Perception Action → ExperientialUnderstanding), ↾interpretive: [□]⎕interpretive(Context Significance → MeaningfulUnderstanding) }, // Mediation constructors ⋗{ cognitive↔experiential: [□]⎕(Embodiment), experiential↔interpretive: [□]⎕(Contextualization), cognitive↔interpretive: [□]⎕(Meaning) }, // Dialectical patterns ⋓{ concrete↔abstract: { thesis: "concrete experiential understanding", antithesis: "abstract conceptual understanding", synthesis: "embodied conceptual understanding" }, part↔whole: { thesis: "understanding parts in isolation", antithesis: "understanding wholes as patterns", synthesis: "understanding parts through wholes and wholes through parts" } }, // Process cycles ⟳{ understanding_cycle: cognitive → experiential → interpretive → cognitive }, // Feature cycle FC::understanding: ⦿ → ⊗ → ⧖ → ⦿ ⟫ This QPT formulation captures understanding as a dynamic process that: * Integrates across multiple domains (cognitive, experiential, interpretive) * Involves all three Peircean dimensions (firstness/quality, secondness/actuality, thirdness/pattern) * Operates through dialectical tensions (concrete↔abstract, part↔whole) * Functions as a cyclical process (cognitive → experiential → interpretive → cognitive) * Requires mediation between domains through specialized constructors In essence, understanding emerges as a complex semiotic achievement where signs from different domains are brought into coherent relationship through both bottom-up (experience-based) and top-down (pattern-based) processes, resulting in meaningful interpretations that guide future cognition and action.

You've heard a lot about the importance of #PriorKnowledge. @PsyDocCindy explores the research to offer practical recommendations: ow.ly/FpOg50UVg4B

“The correlation between knowing something and learning is twice as high as the correlation between poverty and learning.” Thank you for this free webinar Kelly Gallagher #curiosityzone #priorknowledge @KellyGToGo @HeinemannPub

Thanks to @limetreepa and @DonnaBFSCITT for a fantastic day looking at transitions, Behaviour and Culture and supporting Early Reading... I'm not sure we'll be able to convince Fozia and Adam to come back to Secondary! #bfetcommunity #priorknowledge

Nursery have been sharing pictures of their pets for their topic - where do animals live? @WeAreBDAT #nursery #eyfs #priorknowledge #makingconnections #makinglinks

Iran alerted Russia to security threat before Moscow attack, sources say #falseflag #priorknowledge dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuter…

Today in Bell, the children started their new topic of measurement in Maths. The children had a snowball fight using post it notes written with their priorknowledge of length. They then had a go at measuring things in the classroom! #MathsatDelce @IPAT_Edu

"What do students already know? Ascertain it, and teach accordingly." #PriorKnowledge

What do you already know about dinosaurs? Draw it or write it! #priorknowledge #history #alongtimeago

In preparation for their writing, the children are focusing on retrieval practice #PupilEngagement #Metacognition #PriorKnowledge @PelhamPrimary_ 🗯️🤩👏🏾💭@trustilluminate

Pandas class started their new science topic on light this afternoon. To start our lesson we created a whole class mind map with things we already know about light! #priorknowledge #science #light

Last week, we cut a pumpkin open and made observations. This week, I am asking my classes what’s going to happen over time? 🤔🧐 #Inquiry #PriorKnowledge #BeechTreeFamily

Today, we started our work on division with Ss solving a problem THEIR WAY! Then we shared our thinking and realized how many of us solved the problem using similar strategies. #room18family #priorknowledge #proveit #growingthinkers #wearewayne #EM2 @CWChamps

Today we got started with Morphemes for Littles Ones. We are starting at the beginning to fill in any learning gaps. Students had lots of #priorknowledge of the word cupcake! 🧁 #morphology #orallanguage #vocabulary

Hard at work this morning as we completed our #PriorKnowledge task on what we already know about our new novel - Kaspar, Prince of Cats! We made some fantastic predictions too! #Committed #ThisIsWhereWeBelong #Literacy 🩵💛 📖

Enthusiastic ss of G2 #priorknowledge assessment on culture. Students demonstrated their growing #thinkingskills & used #thinkingroutine SEE-THINK-ME-WE to delve deeper into their understanding of the concept. @FSSurat @pinkyshah21 @MariyamBaxamusa @AswaniNandini

Excellent work, thank you! Your work has been added here: gamechanger.eco/action/geo/3… And shall show on the #FridaysForFuture Map soon: map.fridaysforfuture.org/?e=… #ClimateCrisis #PriorKnowledge = #homicide We are living with #ClimateCriminals who can't share our planet with us!

2/6 First, ask participants what they KNOW about the topic at hand. This helps activate #PriorKnowledge, create a baseline, and set the stage for deeper exploration. It also promotes sharing, sparking valuable discussions, & building connections.

I’ve been accepted for presenting at the 15th International Cognitive Load Theory Conference! I will be presenting the MKM: a tool for measuring complexity and problematic areas of #priorknowledge management in the teaching of #math at secondary school. #CLT #ICLTC

Troubling knowledge in Australian Indigenous Studies: how prior knowledge affects undergraduate student learning @Justine_Grogan @DrMariaRaciti et al 🔓→ doi.org/10.1080/07294360.202… #HigherEd #IndigenousStudies #StudentTeachers #PreserviceTeachers #SocialMedia #PriorKnowledge