informativere

Informativere is a term used in discussions of information design and communication to denote a metric or assessment of how informative a statement is for a given audience and context. In practice, informativere refers to the extent to which a statement increases the listener’s or reader’s knowledge beyond what was already assumed or known.

Origin and usage

Informativere is not a single standardized measure but a family of related concepts that emerged in late 2010s debates about tailoring explanations and educational content. The name blends informative with a comparative suffix, signaling its role as a relative measure of usefulness across messages. It is most commonly encountered in theoretical discussions and exploratory studies rather than as a universally adopted standard.

Measurement

Operational definitions vary across proposals. Some frame informativere as information gain—the increase in the probability of correctly interpreting or understanding the topic after exposure to the statement, relative to prior probability. Others employ information-theoretic ideas such as surprisal or Bayesian updates. In practical work, informativere can be estimated via surveys, comprehension tests, or predictive models that relate content to learning outcomes, often normalizing results to a 0–1 or 0–100 scale.

Applications

The concept is used in education design, science communication, and user documentation, where there is a goal to maximize informativeness while minimizing cognitive load. It supports efforts to compare messages, tailor content to audiences, and evaluate instructional materials.

Criticism

Critics argue that informativere is highly model-dependent and subjective, varying with audience, context, and prior knowledge. The lack of a single agreed-upon formula complicates cross-study comparisons and practical adoption.

See also: Information content, Information gain, Surprisal, Readability.