The phrase "a naive understanding" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a simplistic or overly innocent interpretation of a complex issue or concept.
Example: "His comments revealed a naive understanding of the political situation, lacking awareness of the underlying complexities."
Alternatives: "a simplistic view" or "an innocent perspective".
At Stratford, a YOT worker says Becky had only a "naive understanding" of what was expected of her.
What a naive understanding of how things really work, what people are really like".
"John Bolton is so far out of it and has such a naive understanding of the world".
What a naive understanding of how things really work, what people are really like". neglects, and carelessness we inflict upon others and upon ourselves -- need to be confronted and acknowledged.
Here and in many other places we get a better sense of the original beauty and intent of the Bible by moving past a naive understanding of the words to the metaphors that they represent.
All authors wrote down a naive understanding of the participants' perception of work-life balance as a whole.
To say that what happens in Canada does not affect the "daily lives" of someone like me is, to be blunt, a load of bull – and a superficial, naive understanding of the life of an expat.
Film stars often have an extremely sophisticated understanding of how power works in Hollywood, and a hopelessly naive understanding of how power works in politics.
Arguing that landlords should be able to abdicate responsibility when providing homes, renting out sheds, electrical firetraps and damp, mouldy wrecks with impunity shows a wilfully naive understanding of the economics and mechanisms of the housing crisis.
My answer to that question is that the president has a fundamentally naive understanding of the patent system today, because getting more patents of their own will not help American small businesses if everyone else is getting more patents, too.
The stronger a learner's naive understanding and determination, the more willing they are to independently accept defects (errors) in their knowledge and make corrections (learning from mistakes); hence, it is important to provide appropriate support (scaffolding) for this.
