Depth of knowledge questions

Question Stems Framed Around Bloom's Taxonomy by TeachThought Staff While critical thinking is a foundation rather than a brick, how you build that foundation depends on the learning process itself: exposing students to new thinking and promoting interaction with that thinking in a gradual release of responsibility approach. Question stems can be a powerful part of that process no matter where the learner is. They can be used as metacognitive and higher-order thinking prompts for class…

Did you know practicing Depth of Knowledge (DOK) questions/prompts can help improve critical thinking skills? If you're unfamiliar with DOKs, I would highly encourage you to Google it. I'm not going to go in depth with it's meanings but here they are in a nutshell.

We now have an updated DOK chart. Please utilize this chart in your lesson planning. Download it by clicking on the preview below.

Today's post is inspired by a conversation I had recently with a teacher with whom I work. I was meeting with her to discuss a state assessment that we are required to give to our English Language Learners but we ended up discussing a mathematical writing task she had given her students. As I reflected on the conversation later, it really reminded me of the importance of understanding what our students understand about math and the importance of developing a conceptual understanding before…

Everybody is talking about RIGOR or asking, "What is rigor?" If you do any research on rigor, you will find that rigor does not mean difficulty. Instead rigor means the level of mental processing that must occur to answer a question, perform a task or generate a product. Two widely used measures of rigor are Bloom's Taxonomy and Webb's Depth of Knowledge Levels. Both measures of rigor go from the simple to the complex. Karen Hess' Cognitive Rigor Matrix integrates these models as a strategy…

Is It Time for a Relevancy Check? You know what you're supposed to teach. It's defined in academic standards implemented by your state and and outlined the curriculum adopted by the district. You know what your students are expected to know, understand, and do and how deeply they need to know, understand, and be aware of what they're learning. It's stated in the performance objectives your state's academic standards and set by the questions, problems, and tasks your students your students…

Webb's Depth of Knowledge chart.

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A Question Matrix is a tool to assist students in developing the skill of asking rich, higher-order questions about objects, events, ideas, and places in their environment.