DOK+and+PA+Core

PA Core Standards on SAS

Introduction to Depth of Knowledge Levels media type="custom" key="24400452" DOK Wheel Chart DOK Level Samples from Four Content Areas Bloom General Comparisons: Bloom/Webb Reading and Writing Bloom/Webb Math and Science DOK Samples applied to CTE (Not PA) DOK Guidance and Health / PE Samples (Not PA) DOKS for all Arts and Humanities DOK in Music PP (not PA) Training Manual for DOK ID of Assessment Items:

Technical Reports: PSSA: Reports Webpage

Keystone Statement in Technical Report: DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE OVERVIEW An important element in statewide graduation exams is the alignment between the overall assessment system and the state’s standards. A methodology developed by Norman Webb (1999, 2006) offers a comprehensive model that can be applied to a wide variety of contexts. With regard to the alignment between standards statements and the assessment instruments, Webb’s criteria include five categories, one of which deals with content. Within the content category is a useful set of levels for evaluating depth of knowledge (DOK). According to Webb (1999), “depth-of-knowledge consistency between standards and assessments indicates alignment if what is elicited from students on the assessment is as demanding cognitively as what students are expected to know and do as stated in the standards” (p. 7–8). The four levels of cognitive complexity (i.e., DOK) are as follows:  Level 1: Recall  Level 2: Application of Skill/Concept  Level 3: Strategic Thinking  Level 4: Extended Thinking DOK levels were incorporated into the item writing and review process, and items were coded with respect to the level they represented. The default DOK for the Keystone Exams is Level 3. The DOK level for CR items must be Level 3. The DOK level for MC items must also be Level 3; however, in some specific cases, Level 2 is allowed when the cognitive intent of an Eligible Content is Level 2. DOK Level 1 and DOK Level 4 are not included on the Keystone Exams. For more information on DOK (and a comparison of DOK to Bloom’s Taxonomy), see Appendix A.