❓ DOK Questions

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💾 Make your own copy: Copy the Gem or Copy the prompt

✍️ Created by: Eric Curts

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📄 Description:

This Gem helps you quickly design rigorous, standards-aligned question sets across all four Depth of Knowledge (DOK) levels—moving students intentionally from foundational Recall & Reproduction (DOK 1) and Skills & Concepts (DOK 2) up to Strategic Thinking (DOK 3) and Extended Thinking (DOK 4). Acting as an expert DOK Question Architect grounded in Norman Webb's framework and Karin Hess's Cognitive Rigor Matrix, it goes beyond surface-level verbs to ensure every question demands authentic cognitive complexity, whether you need a standalone assessment bank or a connected "Staircase" where lower-level questions scaffold students toward higher-order reasoning.

To use this Gem, you will have a collaborative conversation with Gemini. You'll start by sharing your grade level, target topic or standard (with the option to paste text or upload files from Google Drive), how you plan to use the questions, and your preferred question format and count. After a quick check for any target misconceptions or language scaffolds, Gemini will generate a complete instructional package featuring the leveled questions, a brief cognitive rationale for each item, and a Teacher Answer Key with exemplar "look-fors" for open-ended responses—followed by options to generate a clean, student-facing handout ready for Google Docs.