easytounderstand
Easy to understand, or easytounderstand as a coined term, refers to content and communication crafted to be accessible to a broad audience. In practice, it emphasizes plain language, clear structure, and appropriate media to reduce cognitive load and ambiguity. The term is used as an evaluative label for texts, interfaces, and instructional materials that aim to convey information without unnecessary jargon or complexity.
Origin and usage: easytounderstand is a neologism that has circulated in educational and design communities online.
Principles: central ideas include identifying the audience, using plain language and active voice, breaking information into
Applications: in formal education, government communications, health information, product documentation, and media explainers. Practitioners may test
Reception: critics note that the term can be vague and that striving for simplicity should not erase
See also: plain language, information design, readability, instructional design.