It all comes down to applying knowledge in real life learning situations. Build upon her experiences (both outside of school and in class) ...this is where I believe true ability to problem solve is based. Allow her to form opinions based on lots of open ended questions..(posed both by you and her)..don't focus on the "black and white" correctness of her answers...by this I mean, allow her to work through her own logic ...in time she will revisit (talk about) what she "thinks she knows" and build more learning 'connections' thus continually revising her understanding of the world...

If you want/need any other info further explaining what I mean just let me know..sometimes without realising I can be a bit ambiguous with "theories" of learning vocabulary... HTH