Ms. Patsy Sheffield came to Madison County to present on the Aspire tests and their DOK levels. The information below is from her presentation. Please feel free to share!
DOK 1: RECALL AND REPRODUCTION •Focus is on specific facts, definitions, details, or using routine procedures (draw, list, label, retell, follow recipe, who, what, when, where, etc) •Explaining processes in your own words •Deep content knowledge is essential •Combination of level ones does NOT equal level 2. •One right answer | DOK 2: SKILLS AND CONCEPTS •Focus is on applying skills and concepts (in a familiar/typical situation), relationships (compare, cause/effect), main ideas •Requires deeper knowledge than definition •Explaining HOW and WHY •Making Decisions •Processing target knowledge to be able to summarize or classify information before responding •Requires two or more steps |
DOK 3: STRATEGIC THINKING •Focus is on reasoning and planning in order to respond (e.g. write an essay, apply in new/novel situation) •Complex and abstract thinking is required •Often need to provide support for reasoning or conclusions drawn •More than one “correct” response or approach is often possible | IMPORTANT POINTS
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Analytical Expository: Grade 7 Writing Prompt (30 minutes)
Your essay will be evaluated based on your ability to:
Your essay will be evaluated based on your ability to:
- explain and analyze a topic.
- support your ideas with specific reasons, details, and examples.
- stay focused on the task throughout the essay.
- organize ideas in a logical way.
- use language clearly and effectively according to the conventions of standard written English.
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