Depth   Of   Knowledge Levels

• DOK 1:  Recall–Remember their developmental level

• DOK 2:  Multiple steps, one answer, cognitive decision

• DOK 3:  Justify, some collaboration, abstract, real world, interdisciplinary, more than one answer, multiple approaches

• DOK 4:
• Ø Performance tasks are Key in the higher order DOK 3-4
• Ø DOK 4 is “real world application”  (application is a skill)
• Ø The nature of a DOK 4 activity calls for a PBL  -project based learning
• Ø Take more time
• Ø Rubric
• Ø Product is important and different
• Ø Teacher is facilitator…roles change as the student does the work
• Ø Collaboration
• Ø Students make decisions
• Ø Students do research
• Ø Challenge the kids
• Ø Problem solving
• Ø Higher order thinking –HOT
• Ø Discovery & Inquiry
• Ø Student does the work and they discovery through inquiry
• Ø Cross disciplines
• Ø Greater student autonomy…not cookie cutter
• Ø They are not led, as they come to their own conclusions.
• Ø Curve ball….. Throw on a “what if”, make it real world, this changes directions in thought…This is big, as it shifts the PBL to make them

Do not confine a student’s way to show mastery