Division and Classification
Division
- Moves from a general concept to subdivisions of that
concept or from a single category to multiple subcategories
- The separation of an idea or item into its basic parts
- Move from a single concept to multiple categories
- Break items into separate groups by finding differences
Classification
- Moves from specifics to a group with common traits or from
multiple subgroups to a single, larger, and more inclusive category
- The organization of items with similar features into a group
or groups
- Gather multiple categories into a single group
- Let the similarities among items put the material into
meaningful categories
Division and Classification:
- Are mirror images of each other
- An organizational system for presenting a large amount of
information
- Help us understand complex things by letting us work with
smaller, more understandable units
- There are many possible ways of classifying a single item.