ðə pˈɛɹi skˈiːm ɪz ɐ mˈɑːdəl fɔːɹ ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ hˌaʊ kˈɑːlɪdʒ stˈuːdənts kˈʌm tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd nˈɑːlɪdʒ, ðɪ aɪdˈiəz ðeɪ hˈoʊld ɐbˈaʊt "nˈoʊɪŋ", ænd ðə wˈeɪz ɪnwˌɪtʃ nˈoʊɪŋ ɪz ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kˈɑːɡnᵻtˌɪv pɹˈɑːsɛsᵻz ʌv θˈɪŋkɪŋ ænd ɹˈiːzənɪŋ.
The Perry scheme is a model for understanding how college students come to understand knowledge, the ideas they hold about "knowing", and the ways in which knowing is a part of the cognitive processes of thinking and reasoning.