When and Where I Found It: I found this term as I read chapter 19 in the Handbook of Reading Research (Kamil, Mosenthal, Pearson, & Barr, 2000). The term was located on page 287 in the Handbook.
What It Means: According to the Handbook of Reading Research, "principled understanding" refers to the "development of knowledge organized around pivotal concepts or principles" (Kamil et al., 2000, p. 287). For example, those of us in LTED 625 probably have principled understanding regarding literacy or literacy-related concepts.
Level of Familiarity: Prior to reading this chapter, I had never seen this term before and had no idea what it means.
Do You Want to Know This Word Well and Why? Yes, I want to know this term well because I think it effectively explains how we want our students to learn from text. We want them to have a "principled understanding" of the concepts contained in our content-area texts, rather than just a mix of vague ideas related to these concepts. I think it will be helpful for me to know this term so that I can articulate the kind of knowledge that I want my students to gain.
Do I Think Others Should Know This Word Well...If So, Who and Why? I think everyone in our LTED 625 course should know this word well as it could be useful in explaining the type of understanding we want our students to glean from content-area texts. Since this is a rather specialized term, I am not sure whether everyone needs to know it, but I think it would also be important for others in the field of education to have at least a basic understanding of what this term means.
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