Depth of Knowledge in Science
Using DOK in the classroom and building balanced assessments
Outcomes and Objectives
What do you want to gain from this session?
My intended outcome for this session is that all participants will...
- become familiar with the different levels of depth of knowledge and their application to their content.
- explore the different levels of DOK and their application to the TEKS, assessment questions and formative assessments.
- understand how to utilize the test analysis template to build more balanced assessments.
When you say.....They say.....
How often in a class do Teachers say a vocabulary word and then accept a specific choral response? Does that choral response really get to the heart of the word being taught?
You say mole...they think....
What we intend if for students to think of 6.023x 1023, but how many think of this picture?
You say force...they think....
We want them to think F = ma, but some might have Yoda and Rey on the brain.
You say mitochondria...they think...
Powerhouse doesn't begin to describe the depth of what we need students to know.
Jigsaw of DOK levels
Each table will be responsible for a level and for creating a visual to summarize their level - the person with the youngest children will report out after a few minutes.