What is the difference between Knowledge and Skills?

Definitions of Knowledge and Skills:

Knowledge: Knowledge refers to information or awareness gained through education or

experience.

Skills: Skills refer to abilities that we have to perform something well.

Characteristics of Knowledge and Skills:

Source:

Knowledge: Knowledge comes through education or experience.

Skills: Skills come through practice.

Subject:

Knowledge: With reference to a particular subject, knowledge includes theory.

Skills: Skills include the practical abilities that we develop with the assistance of the
knowledge that we have gained.

Inherent nature:

Knowledge: Knowledge is usually gained through education. Hence it is not inherent.

Skills: Some skills can be inherent.

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What is the difference between Teaching and Training?

Teaching is related to theoretical concepts while training is the practical application of

knowledge.

Training has a more specific focus than teaching.

Teaching seeks to impart new knowledge while training equips the already knowledgeable
with tools and techniques to develop a specific skill set.

One of the objectives of teaching is to enrich the minds of the listeners while the main
objective of training is to mold habits or performance of the individuals.

Teaching is, usually, within the context of the academic world, while training is associated
with the commercial world.
 Usually, teachers give feedback to their students, while trainers receive feedback from the
trainees.

In order to build up as a competent professional, a person need to have a good

understanding about the theoretical concepts as well as he/she need to have the practical
exposure. Therefore, teaching and training are equally important concepts.

Comparison Chart

Basis for
Information Knowledge
Comparison

When the facts obtained are Knowledge refers to the relevant

Meaning systematically presented in a given and objective information gained
context it is known as information. through experience.

What is it? Refined data Useful information

Information, experience and

Combination of Data and context
intuition

Processing Improves representation Increases concisousness

Outcome Comprehension Understanding

Transfer Easily transferable Requires learning

Identical reproduction is not

Reproducibility Can be reproduced.
possible.

Information alone is not sufficient to Prediction is possible if one

Prediction
make predictions possess required knowledge.

All information need not be

One in other All knowledge is information.
knowledge.
Key Differences Between Information and Knowledge

The points given below are important, so far as the difference between information and
knowledge is concerned:

1. Information denotes the organised data about someone or something obtained through
various sources such as newspaper, internet, television, discussions, etc. Knowledge
refers to the awareness or understanding on the subject acquired from education or
experience of a person.
2. Information is nothing but the refined form of data, which is helpful to understand the
meaning. On the other hand, knowledge is the relevant and objective information that
helps in drawing conclusions.
3. Data compiled in the meaningful context provides information. Conversely, when
information is combined with experience and intuition, it results in knowledge.
4. Processing improves the representation, thus ensures easy interpretation of the
information. As against this, processing results in increased consciousness, thus
enhances subject knowledge.
5. Information brings on comprehension of the facts and figures. Unlike, knowledge
which leads to the understanding of the subject.
6. The transfer of information is easy through different means, i.e. verbal or non-verbal
signals. Conversely, the transfer of knowledge is a bit difficult, because it requires
learning on the part of the receiver.
7. Information can be reproduced in low cost. However, exactly similar reproduction of
knowledge is not possible because it is based on experiential or individual values,
perceptions, etc.
8. Information alone is not sufficient to make generalisation or predictions about
someone or something. On the contrary, knowledge has the ability to predict or make
inferences.
9. Every information is not necessarily a knowledge, but all knowledge is an
information.

Differences between information and knowledge (1)

Information is defined as a set of basic facts, without interpretation, obtained as the definition
of the problem
For example:
The numerical data from a blood test
The data from the sensors of a chemical process
Knowledge is defined as a set of high level facts that model structuredly the experience from
a domain or that are obtained from the interpretation of the basic facts
For example:
The interpretation of the values of a blood test or of the sensors from a chemical process,
saying if they are normal, high, low, problematic, dangerous, ...
The data structures and methods to diagnose patients from the interpretation of a blood test or
to aid to the decision process in the management of a chemical plant