Detailed, verbatim descriptions of each level are provided next webb, 2002. Webbs depth of knowledge how, the thinking process r. Level two activities identify and summarize the major events in a narrative. They will also explore a variety of measurement tools and their use as well as practice realworld measurement applications. Students explainjustify thinking and provide supporting evidence for reasoning or conclusions drawn. Every field requires a recall of facts, information or procedures. Mathematics item sampler grade 4 wisconsin department. Key words that signify dok level 2 include summarize, interpret, infer, classify, organize, collect, display, compare, estimate, and make observations. Depthofknowledge levels for four content areas norman l. 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. 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 word s to use in content when meaning is evident identify or describe. Applying webbs depthofknowledge dok levels in reading. Webbs depth of knowledge model the depth of knowledge dok model was developed by dr. 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.
Depth of knowledge dok is a scale used to determine the amount of thinking required for a given question or task. Analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources. Depth of knowledge in mathematics dok 1 recalling information dok 2 skills and concepts dok 3 strategic thinking dok 4 extended thinking applying a formula. 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. Aligning your questions to different dok levels facilitates higherorder thinking and deeper learning for your students. 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. Norman webbs depthofknowledge dok schema has become one of the key tools. Applying webbs depthofknowledge dok levels in science. The quadrants in the rigorrelevance framework match up closely with the levels of webbs.
High school biology i curriculum park hill school district. Webbs depth of knowledge guide granite school district. Mathematics item sampler grade 4 wisconsin department of. The dok level should reflect the complexity of the cognitive processes demanded by the task outlined by the objective, rather than its difficulty. Levels of thinking in blooms taxonomy and webbs depth of knowledge blooms old version 1956 blooms. Perform routine procedures like measuring length or using punctuation marks correctly. Depth of knowledge, or dok, is a way to think about content complexity, not content difficulty. Dok level 1 describe characteristics of metamorphic rocks. Oral reading that does not include analysis of the text, as well as basic comprehension of a text, is included. Depth of knowledge dok forms another important perspective of cognitive complexity. 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. Multistep or longer tasks, multiple texts, or complex texts always means deeper thinking hess, k. Dok level 2 describe the difference between metamorphic and igneous rocks. Levels of thinking in blooms taxonomy and webbs depth of.
Webb in 1997 to analyze the varying levels of cognitive complexity in academic standards and curricula. Students in this class will gain a deeper understanding of numbers, how they are expressed and their basic operations. Dok level 3 requires higher cognitive demands than the previous levels. Level 3 tasks typically require reasoning, complexity, developing a plan or sequence of steps, and have more than one possible response or solution. Levels of thinking in blooms taxonomy and webbs depth of knowledge. Science item sampler grade 8 wisconsin department of. Dok level 3 describe a model that you might use to represent the relationship that exists within the rock cycle. Using a cognitive rigor matrix for analyzing curriculum, planning lessons, and implementing assessments by karin k.
Understanding webbs depth of knowledge approach to learning. 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. Both get at the depth with which students need to interact with the material. 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. Requiring evidence, reasoning, and higher order thinking.
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. Scaffolding argument with webbs dok how argument works in jims classroom the following examples come from a recent unit jim taught on orwells 1984. Applying webbs depthofknowledge dok levels in reading karin k. 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. Ultimately the dok level describes the kind of thinking required by a task, not whether or not the task is difficult. Webb of wisconsin center for educational research generated dok levels to aid in alignment analysis of curriculum, objectives, standards, and assessments. Knowledge levels to blooms cognitive process dimensions m. Use webbs dok levels to increase rigor for those who like graphic representations. New version 1990s webbs dok 2002 blooms six major categories were changed from noun to verb forms in the new version which was. Apply conceptual understanding and higher level thinking. Four levels of depth of knowledge are used for this analysis. Webbs definition of depth of knowledge is the degree or complexity of knowledge that. Download a guide for using webbs depth of knowledge with common.
Read online a guide for using webbs depth of knowledge with common. A brief look at webbs depth of knowledge levels level 1 recallreproduction. 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. 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. Dok 1 dok 2 dok 3 dok 4 comparing and contrasting people, places, and events. Define ironic 1 as it appears in the dictionary and 2 as you understand it in your own words. It includes topics in cells and cell reproduction, genetics, natural selection, ecology, and environmental issues.
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. See more ideas about depth of knowledge, instructional coaching and teaching. Dok 2 students at dok 2 engage in mental processing beyond recalling or reproducing a. Students may be asked to explain their thinking, generalize or connect ideas. Level one activities recall elements and details of story structure, such as sequence of events, character, plot and setting. 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. Recall, dok 2 skills and concepts, dok 3 strategic thinking, and dok 4 extended thinking. 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. Applying webb s depthofknowledge dok levels in reading karin k. From depth of knowledge descriptors, examples and question stems for increasing depth of knowledge in the classroom developed by. 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.
Rearrange individual pages or entire files in the desired order. Level 1 requires students to receive or recite facts or to use simple skills or abilities. Biology is an introductory high school science course that covers the principles governing all life. 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. The dok level should reflect the complexity of the cognitive processes load demanded by the task outlined by the objective, rather than its difficulty. Blooms taxonomy, webbs depth of knowledge, cognitive rigor, critical. 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. These descriptions are intended to provide examples of the type of work students are expected to engage in for each standard. Science, social studies, language arts reading for tasc. That is, in mathematics, a onestep, well defined, and straight. 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.
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. 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. Dok 1 dok 2 dok 3 dok 4 based on webbs depth of knowledge. There are four depth of knowledge dok levels, developed by norman webb as an. This body of work offers the depth of knowledge dok model employed to analyze. Putting dok into practice with hess cognitive rigor matrix.
What exactly do fewer, clearer, and higher standards really look like in the classroom. Organizing and displaying data in charts, graphs, and tables. Knowledge dok model this article defines cognitive rigor cr and. Ultimately the dok level describes the kind of thinking required by a task. Webb 1997 developed a process and criteria for systematically analyzing the alignment between standards and standardized assessments. Webbs depth of knowledge dok short edutopia article about webbs dok. 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 une online college of.
Understanding webbs depth of knowledge approach to. This pamphlet begins with an overview of the different levels in webbs. 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. Webbs depth of knowledge dok stadium instructional. We want students to be able to do things automatically. 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. Dok 1 recall and reproductionstudents recall simple facts from the text. Recall, recognize, or locate basic facts, ideas, principles, concepts. It provides the basis for study in the more advanced life science courses. A guide for using webbs depth of knowledge with common core. High school sped basic math curriculum park hill school. A guide for using webbs depth of knowledge with common. The bestknown work in this area, that of norman webb 1997, 1999, compelled states to rethink the meaning. Dok level 3 strategic thinking higher order thinking and deep knowledge become a focus at dok level 3.