With great power comes great responsibility.

As educators, our responsibility is to implement tasks and assessments with consideration of the appropriate level of depth of knowledge.

DOK describes the kind and level of thinking required of students to engage and solve a task successfully... As well as the ways in which students interact with content.

LEVELS OF TASK COMPLEXITY Level 1: Recall/ Reproduction Recall of a fact, information or procedure (one step thought process)-one right answer Level 2: Skill/Concept Focus is on applying skills and concepts (two step thought process)-one right answer Level 3: Strategic Reasoning Focus is on reasoning and planning using complex and abstract thinking (three step thought process) –more than one possible answer Level 4: Extended Reasoning Requires an investigation typically over a period of time (multiple step thought process) –real world application and cross content often

Depth of Knowledge is 1.Focuses on content standard in order to complete an assessment and/or standard’s task. 2.Is descriptive, not determined by the verb. 3.Is based on complexity, not difficulty. 4.Is the BRAIN POWER used to answer questions—the cognitive demand that must occur to answer a question, perform a task, or generate a product.

DESCRIPTIVE, NOT A TAXONOMY The Depth of Knowledge is NOT determined by the verb but the context in which the verb is used and the depth of thinking required.

DOK IS ABOUT INTENDED OUTCOME, NOT DIFFICULTY. DOK is a reference to the complexity of mental processing that must occur to answer. Point: Adding is a mental process Point: Knowing the rule for adding is the intended outcome that influences the DOK. Once a student knows the rule, the outcome is the same (DOK 1) whether adding 4 +4 or 4,678, ,243, 120 (although more difficult).

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What DOK is each of the following questions?

Standard (DOK3) because it requires analyzing or evaluating the use of persuasive techniques within the passage. Item (DOK3) because it requires the student to process the text. He/she must understand verbal irony and conclude that the speaker means the opposite of what he says. The student must process what the character means.

Standard (DOK I) because it requires the student to perform a simple science process. Item (DOK 2) because it requires the student to interpret a simple diagram and apply a property of magnets-that opposite poles attract. Kentucky Department of Education

STANDARD AND GRADE LEVEL

GROUP ACTIVITY = FUN 5 minutes 10 minutes

LET’S REVIEW... LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4

LEVELS OF TASK COMPLEXITY Level 1: Recall/ Reproduction Recall of a fact, information or procedure (one step thought process)-one right answer Level 2: Skill/Concept Focus is on applying skills and concepts (two step thought process)-one right answer Level 3: Strategic Reasoning Focus is on reasoning and planning using complex and abstract thinking (three step thought process) –more than one possible answer Level 4: Extended Reasoning Requires an investigation typically over a period of time (multiple step thought process) –real world application and cross content often

Application and Clarity Standard(s)/Objectives Biblical Integration Objective Depth of Knowledge / Higher Order Thinking Questions Instructional Strategies (Activities) AssessmentsHomework ELA —no,.. ELAGSE9-10RI4... I need a decoder! What is this? Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Diagnostic: Formative: Summative: Assessment Reflections: Differentiation: Technology Integration: Biblical Integration: