Depth of Knowledge
For many years, we have used Bloom's Taxonomy to discuss rigor or "content complexity". Now, we must transition this dialog around "Depth of Knowledge".
The DOK has 4 levels.
Level 1 - Recall and recognition.
Level 2 - Using a skill or concept. Conceptual understanding generally refers to integration and application of concepts and other ideas within a content area. Procedural understanding denotes knowledge about skills and sequence of steps, when and how these should be used appropriately, and their efficient and accurate applications
Level 3 - Strategic thinking. Analysis and other examples are given here. Non-routine problem solving as in determining author's purpose.
Level 4 - Extended thinking. Usually requires work over a period of time, including gathering information, analyzing findings, preparing reports and presenting findings.
There is a lot of good information available on the web about DOK. I encourage you to have a look for yourself.
Interestingly, DOK is not new to us in Wisconsin. It is a concept developed here (at the UW), and we have used it to analyze WKCE results for many years. Now, the SBA has adopted it so we will do well to expand our consideration as we plan our teaching and learning to meet the challenges of CCSS
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