A brief look at webbs depth of knowledge levels level 1 recallreproduction. Knowledge levels to blooms cognitive process dimensions m. Dok 1 recall and reproduction listgenerate ideas or research recall, recognize, or locate basic facts, ideas, principles, concepts identifydescribe key figures, places or events in a particular context write simple sentences select appropriate words to use in content when meaning is evident. Level one activities recall elements and details of story structure, such as sequence of events, character, plot and setting.
Level 1 requires students to receive or recite facts or to use simple skills or abilities. Dok 2 students at dok 2 engage in mental processing beyond recalling or reproducing a. The rigorrelevance framework and webbs depth of knowledge are two ways of looking at the same thing, and that is the cognitive level of rigor depth demanded to achieve mastery. Dok 1 dok 2 dok 3 dok 4 comparing and contrasting people, places, and events. Putting dok into practice with hess cognitive rigor matrix. Detailed, verbatim descriptions of each level are provided next webb, 2002. Biology is an introductory high school science course that covers the principles governing all life. Webbs dok level 3 strategic thinking reasoning webbs dok level 4 extended thinking remember retrieve knowledge from longterm memory, recognize, recall, locate, identify o recall, recognize, or locate basic facts, details, events, or ideas explicit in texts o. Recall, dok 2 skills and concepts, dok 3 strategic thinking, and dok 4 extended thinking. Identify recall collecting classifying organizing and comparing data. Norman webbs contribution webb developed a process and criteria for systematically analyzing the alignment between standards and assessments. We want students to be able to do things automatically.
Analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources. Blooms taxonomy webbs depth of knowledge creating put elements together to form a coherent or functional whole extended thinking requires investigation, complex reasoning, planning, developing, and thinking action verbs. All dok levels can be assessed with a multiple choice question 6. Levels of thinking in blooms taxonomy and webbs depth of knowledge. Knowledge dok model this article defines cognitive rigor cr and. Understanding webbs depth of knowledge approach to learning. Dok 1 dok 2 dok 3 dok 4 based on webbs depth of knowledge. The bestknown work in this area, that of norman webb 1997, 1999, compelled states to rethink the meaning. Understanding webbs depth of knowledge approach to. Blooms taxonomy, webbs depth of knowledge, cognitive rigor, critical. There are four depth of knowledge dok levels, developed by norman webb as an.
Webbs depth of knowledge how, the thinking process r. Download a guide for using webbs depth of knowledge with common. Every field requires a recall of facts, information or procedures. Requiring evidence, reasoning, and higher order thinking. Depth of knowledge in englishlanguage arts dok 1 using simple skills dok 2 mental processing dok 3 beyond the text dok 4 higher order thinking requiring students to. They will also explore a variety of measurement tools and their use as well as practice realworld measurement applications. Webbs depth of knowledge levels dok level dok definition dok examples dok1 recall and reproduction recall of a fact, term, principle, concept, or perform a routine procedure. This body of work offers the depth of knowledge dok model employed to analyze. What exactly do fewer, clearer, and higher standards really look like in the classroom. Perform routine procedures like measuring length or using punctuation marks correctly. It includes topics in cells and cell reproduction, genetics, natural selection, ecology, and environmental issues. Webbs depth of knowledge dok une online college of. Webbs depth of knowledge model the depth of knowledge dok model was developed by dr.
Norman webbs depthofknowledge dok schema has become one of the key tools educators can employ to analyze the cognitive demand complexity intended by the standards, curricular activities, and assessment tasks. Applying webbs depthofknowledge dok levels in reading karin k. Ged testing service is using webbs dok model to guide item development for the current ged test, in the same manner as blooms taxonomy of. Aligning your questions to different dok levels facilitates higherorder thinking and deeper learning for your students. It provides the basis for study in the more advanced life science courses. Webbs depth of knowledge model can be used to analyze the cognitive complexity required for the student to master a standard or complete an assessment task. A guide for using webbs depth of knowledge with common. The dok level should reflect the complexity of the cognitive processes load demanded by the task outlined by the objective, rather than its difficulty. Multistep or longer tasks, multiple texts, or complex texts always means deeper thinking hess, k.
Scaffolding argument with webbs dok how argument works in jims classroom the following examples come from a recent unit jim taught on orwells 1984. Dok level at which the gle should be assessed potential dok levels for assessment the dok at which the gle has the potential to be assessed depending upon the demand of the gle n1b2 recognize. Science item sampler grade 8 wisconsin department of. Students explainjustify thinking and provide supporting evidence for reasoning or conclusions drawn. The bestknown work in this area, that of norman webb 1997, 1999, compelled states to rethink the meaning of test alignment to include both the content assessed in a test item and the depth to which we expect.
Webbs depth of knowledge guide granite school district. Dok level 3 describe a model that you might use to represent the relationship that exists within the rock cycle. Four levels of depth of knowledge are used for this analysis. A guide for using webbs depth of knowledge with common core. These descriptions are intended to provide examples of the type of work students are expected to engage in for each standard. Level 3 tasks typically require reasoning, complexity, developing a plan or sequence of steps, and have more than one possible response or solution. High school sped basic math curriculum park hill school. Ultimately the dok level describes the kind of thinking required by a task, not whether or not the task is difficult. Depth of knowledge dok adapted from the model used by norman webb, university of wisconsin, to align standards with assessments used by the council of chief state school officers ccsso for assessment alignment in more than ten states. Webb of wisconsin center for educational research generated dok levels to aid in alignment analysis of curriculum, objectives, standards, and assessments. Webb 1997 developed a process and criteria for systematically analyzing the alignment between standards and standardized assessments. Levels of thinking in blooms taxonomy and webbs depth of. Norman webbs depth of knowledge dok schema has become one of the key tools educators can employ to analyze the cognitive demand complexity intended by the standards, curricular activities, and assessment tasks.
Read online a guide for using webbs depth of knowledge with common. Ultimately the dok level describes the kind of thinking required by a task. Level two activities identify and summarize the major events in a narrative. Key words that signify dok level 2 include summarize, interpret, infer, classify, organize, collect, display, compare, estimate, and make observations. Webbs depth of knowledge dok stadium instructional. Music dok 1 students at dok 1 are able to recall facts, terms, musical symbols, and basic musical concepts, and to identify specific information contained in music e. Define ironic 1 as it appears in the dictionary and 2 as you understand it in your own words. Depthofknowledge levels for four content areas norman l. New version 1990s webbs dok 2002 blooms six major categories were changed from noun to verb forms in the new version which was. Iowa department of education 2 12142012 mathematics dok levels level 1 recall includes the recall of information such as a fact, definition, term, or a simple procedure, as well as performing a simple algorithm or applying a formula.
High school biology i curriculum park hill school district. From depth of knowledge descriptors, examples and question stems for increasing depth of knowledge in the classroom developed by. Mathematics item sampler grade 4 wisconsin department of. Applying webbs depthofknowledge dok levels in science. That is, in mathematics, a onestep, well defined, and straight. Webb in 1997 to analyze the varying levels of cognitive complexity in academic standards and curricula. This pamphlet begins with an overview of the different levels in webbs. Dok 1 padlet 1 interactive whiteboard lessons 2 other uses for mywritesmart 2 opinion writing 3 while blooms taxonomy relies on the what or the verb, webbs depth of knowledge focuses on the how, the thinking process is required of students. Webbs depth of knowledge dok short edutopia article about webbs dok.
Depth of knowledge dok is a scale used to determine the amount of thinking required for a given question or task. Apply conceptual understanding and higher level thinking. Dok level 2 describe the difference between metamorphic and igneous rocks. Using a cognitive rigor matrix for analyzing curriculum, planning lessons, and implementing assessments by karin k. See more ideas about depth of knowledge, instructional coaching and teaching. The dok level assigned should reflect the level of work students are most commonly required to perform in order for the response to be deemed acceptable. Webb march 28, 2002 language arts levels of depth of knowledge interpreting and assigning depthofknowledge levels to both objectives within standards and assessment items is an essential requirement of alignment analysis. Webbs definition of depth of knowledge is the degree or complexity of knowledge that. Organizing and displaying data in charts, graphs, and tables.
The dok level should reflect the complexity of the cognitive processes demanded by the task outlined by the objective, rather than its difficulty. Depth of knowledge dok forms another important perspective of cognitive complexity. Mathematics item sampler grade 4 wisconsin department. Norman webbs alignment system zcategorical concurrence measures the extent to which the same or consistent categories of content appear in the standards and the assessments.
Norman webb s depthofknowledge dok schema has become one of the key tools educators can employ to analyze the cognitive demand complexity intended by the standards, curricular activities, and assessment tasks. Webb depthofknowledge levels for four content areas, march 28, 2002, interpreting and assigning depthofknowledge levels to both objectives within standards and assessment items is an essential requirement of alignment analysis. Rearrange individual pages or entire files in the desired order. Dok level 3 strategic thinking higher order thinking and deep knowledge become a focus at dok level 3. Students in this class will gain a deeper understanding of numbers, how they are expressed and their basic operations.
Levels of thinking in blooms taxonomy and webbs depth of knowledge blooms old version 1956 blooms. Dok level 1 describe characteristics of metamorphic rocks. Norman webbs depthofknowledge dok schema has become one of the key tools. Dok 4 would most likely be the writing of a research paper or applying information from one text to another text to develop a persuasive argument. Use webbs dok levels to increase rigor for those who like graphic representations. Depth of knowledge dok adapted from the model used by norman webb, university of wisconsin, to align standards with assessments used by the council of chief state school officers ccsso for assessment alignment in more than ten states 2. Oral reading that does not include analysis of the text, as well as basic comprehension of a text, is included. Applying webbs depthofknowledge dok levels in reading. The quadrants in the rigorrelevance framework match up closely with the levels of webbs. Dok level 3 requires higher cognitive demands than the previous levels. Students may be asked to explain their thinking, generalize or connect ideas. Applying webb s depthofknowledge dok levels in reading karin k. Recall, recognize, or locate basic facts, ideas, principles, concepts.
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