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Learning with understanding is a relatively new idea in education. Traditionally, most curricula have emphasized memorization, which often leaves little time for students to really understand concepts presented to them. True understanding can help students remember concepts, rather than facts, long after they have been assessed on the information, and can facilitate learning transfer. While facts are still important in many disciplines, learning with understanding connects these facts in a meaningful way that makes the knowledge much more useful. Teaching for understanding is the methods used to facilitate learning with understanding, and a more detailed description of how this is accomplished can be found on the Teaching for Understanding page.