“…In essence, this category boils down to looking for "external" relations of the subject matter: seeking the relevance of what one learns in the outer world. Concretizing activities include thinking of examples and practical applications, comparing information in the subject matter with personal experiences, and connecting subjects with phenomena in everyday reality (Schmeck et al, 1991). "Applying" occurs, for example, when students try to use the knowledge they acquired through study to understand the surrounding (social, legal, physical, chemical, etc) world in a new way, use subject matter to interpret experiences and topical events in their subject domain, and try to solve problems making use of what they learned (Marton, 1988).…”