Bloom, Costa, & Depth of Knowledge (DoK)

Learning Outcomes:

CLO 5253.1 - Offer alternative instructional suggestions and strategies that address the specific needs of California’s diverse student population.

CLO 5253.2 - Identify a clear instructional goal that is related to the English content of the standards.

CLO 5253.3 - Provide the learning in each instructional year that lays the necessary groundwork for success in subsequent English courses.

CLO 5253.4 - Identify the most successful and efficient approaches within a particular classroom so that learning is maximized.

Information:

Bloom's Taxonomy shows that there are levels of learning. At the very basic level is simply recall of facts, Bloom noted that the highest from of learning is the ability to evaluate and to create something new with the learning. Costa's Levels of Questioning suggests that deeper levels of learning can be achieved with the asking of better or higher questions. At the basic level are questions which ask students to identify or to define. The middle level asks questions which compare, classify, and contrast. The highest level of questioning involves asking the student to evaluate. The two systems are comparable. These systems both involve depths of knowledge (DoK). Another good way to see Depths of Knowledge.

Resources: DoK Question Stems

Bloom's Question Stems

Common Core Stems

Speaking and Listening

(For fun - Seinfeld's Bloom Taxonomy)

Academic Language Demand in the the LMU Lesson Plan Template:

See Academic Language Demand