Students must learn to translate material into less technical, but correct, language. They must learn to paraphrase or translate ideas into their own words. Students must be fluent in at least two of these languages. At the rote level, students can recall the teacher's definition of a concept. At the comprehension level, students develop their own explanation of methods, concepts or theories using words, pictures, or mathematics.
Comprehension involves interpretation which means explaining ideas and their importance.
Students demonstrate comprehension by stressing what ideas mean, and by explaining the worth of ideas. Comprehension involves extrapolation which includes making predictions based on understanding ideas. Students must envision the consequences and effects of the ideas they have learned. It is their first small step to going beyond what they have learned. It is their first brief journey into critical thinking.