William Gumula, M.Ed.!eLearning Coach - EVSC/Professional Learner!!!!

PhD Candidate in General Psychology - Integrating Technology, Learning, and Psychology!bill.gumula@evsc.k12.in.us | Twitter: @elearngumula | Blog: http://edvolution.info!

2006 Vanderburgh County Outstanding High School Educator of the Year!15 years classroom experience

Level  1:  Recall/Reproduction  Level  2:  Skill/Concept  Level  3:  Strategic  Thinking  Level  4:  Extended  Thinking

The  Depth-­‐of-­‐knowledge  (DOK)  was  created  by  Norman  Webb  from  the  Wisconsin  Center  for  Education  Research.

Level  1:  Recall/ReproductionRecall  a  fact,  information,  or  procedure.  Process  information  on  a  low  level.        Bloom’s  Taxonomy  Know/Remember    “The  recall  of  specifics  and  universals,  involving  little  more  than  bringing  to  mind  the  appropriate  material.”        Comprehend/Understand    “Ability  to  process  knowledge  on  a  low  level  such  that  the  knowledge  can  be  reproduced  or  communicated  without  a  verbatim  repetition.”

Level  2:  Skill/Concept  Use  information  or  conceptual  knowledge,  two  or  more  steps        Bloom’s  Taxonomy  Apply    “Uses  information  in  another  familiar  situation.”    (Executes  -­‐  Carries  out  a  procedures  in  a  familiar  task)    (Implements  -­‐  Uses  a  procedure  in  an  unfamiliar  task)

Level  3:  Strategic  ThinkingRequires  reasoning,  developing  a  plan  or  a  sequence  of  steps,  some  complexity      Bloom’s  Taxonomy    Analyze      “Breaking  information  into  parts  to  explore  understanding  and  relationship.”        Evaluate    “Checks/Critiques  –  makes  judgments  based  on  criteria  and  standards.”

Level  4:  Extended  ThinkingRequires  an  investigation,  time  to  think  and  process  multiple  conditions  of  the  problem.  Most  on-­‐demand  assessments  will  not  include  Level  4  activities.      Bloom’s  Taxonomy  Synthesize    “Putting  together  elements  and  parts  to  form  a  whole.”      Evaluate    “Making  value  judgments  about  the  method.”

as  a  TRUE  assessment  of  knowledge

How  valuable  was  today’s  presentation?  A) very  valuable  B) somewhat  valuable  C) valuable  D) not  valuable

Will  you  share  what  you  learned  today  with  colleagues?  A) very  likely  B) somewhat  likely  C) possibly  D) not  likely

How  would  you  rate  the  presenter?  A) knowledgeable  and  engaging  B) knowledgeable  C) not  engaging  D) not  knowledgeable  or  engaging

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