Technology and Webb’s Depth of Knowledge | SBBC • Department of Instructional Technology Most educators are more familiar with Bloom’s Taxonomy than with Webb’s Depth of Knowledge. Blooms Taxonomy In 1965 Benjamin Bloom identified three types of learning: cognative (mental skills/knowledge), affective (emotional/attitudes) <could be “habits of mind”>, and psychomotor (manual/physical skills) Within the cognative area, there are six progressive categories in the development of intellectual skills. Each step must be mastered before the next can occur. KnowledgeComprehensionApplicationAnalysisSynthesisEvaluation As the use of technology has become an integral part of what we do, digital examples of Bloom’s Taxonomy have been developed to give teacher a better idea of how technology integration fits. Bloom’s Taxonomy does not adequate describe the depth of knowledge students have on a subject. Webb’s Depth of Knowledge The Depth of Knowledge is the degree of understanding a student needs to respond to an assessment item. recallskills,strategic thinkingextended thinking Hardware:
Depth of Knowledge in the 21st Century To begin the day, Jim steps into a math class taught by Lori, a relatively new arrival. Her students are quietly poring over their worksheets. There is no talking. Sheila’s class is noisy almost to the point of being chaotic. Both sessions correlate to the same grade level and feature the same topic. Clearly, the students in Sheila’s class are learning beyond sheer knowledge. As Jim steps out of the classroom, he recalls an email he received from a colleague about 21st century skills. While the “three Rs” are still fundamental to any new workforce entrant’s ability to do the job, employers emphasize that applied skills like teamwork/ collaboration and critical thinking are “very important” to success at work. Rick’s eighth-grade English class looks much like Sheila’s math class, with students arguing over academic content in small formal groups. “I’m glad our English department took the recent 21st-century skills training to heart,” Jim thinks. Teaching 21st Century Skills DOK-1.
Webb's Depth of Knowledge Rigor. Text Complexity. Difficulty. I learned about Webb’s Depth of Knowledge just last year when I was at a Larry Ainsworth Professional Development workshop about unwrapping Common Core State Standards and aligning our instructional sequences to those standards. So, what is Webb’s Depth of Knowledge and what’s the big deal? Branching off of a “flipped classroom approach” and because I don’t pretend to be an expert on Webb’s Depth of Knowledge, click here to review (or learn about) the four levels of Webb’s Depth of Knowledge continuum: DoK1. DoK3. DoK4. I believe that each unit needs a mixture, or a balance, of all of the levels above. How do we apply Webb's Depth of Knowledge into our classrooms? If we are asking students to research, for example, here are some ways that we might be able to integrate DoK into a research unit sequentially: DoK1. DoK2. DoK3. DoK4. How does that look in Writing Workshop? DoK1. DoK2. DoK3. DoK4.