Mavzu: Tasviriy ifoda

Professional skills of the English teacher, technology and innovations

Session -2
Theme:
Depth of Knowledge in Reading Literacy
Prepared by: Sodiqov Tolqinjon Sobirovich
Senior EFL teacher of the Language Teaching Methodology Department.

What is Depth of Knowledge ?

Depth of Knowledge was created and developed
by Norman L. Webb in 1990s. It is very important
factor to improve students’ creative and critical thinking skills.
Norman L. Webb

Levels of DOK

1
2
4
3
Recall and Reproduction
Skills and Concepts
Strategic Thinking
Extended Thinking
There are four levels of
DOK
Answer the questions and try to find the level
Who was the first president of the USA?
Who was the third president of the USA?
DOK-1
What is the origin of Cinderella’s shoes?
The answer is clear in the context.
DOK level 1
Let’s remember the story “Cinderella”


Level 1
You are asked to recall, identify the knowledge which is taught and choose the appropriate answer.
It is not important to read and analyze the text. It is important to understand the main essence of the text.
There will be only one right answer.
Recall and Reproduction
Let’s remember the story “Cinderella”
Why all the things except shoes of
Cinderella return to their previous
state?
The clear answer is not given in the text. You are asked to analyze the text and answer the questions like Why?, How?, and etc. You should do careful reading because the answer is hidden in the text.
DOK level 2

Skills and Concepts

Let’s remember the story “Cinderella” once more.
Is goodness always victorious over
badness?
You are allowed to be out of the topic to find the solution. You are required to give your attitude to the importance and usage of the given information.
DOK level 3

Strategic Thinking

Let’s remember the story “Cinderella” again.
Why does the human always aspire to be perfect?
You are required to think deeply to
answer.
DOK level-4

Extended Thinking

Task for consolidation the material.

A reporter on TV presents the following
diagram and says:
“The given diagram indicates that the
number of robbery in 1999 has risen
dramatically comparing to 1998”.
Is the conclusion of the journalist correct?
Justify your answer.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
What level is it?

Task for consolidation the material.

The diagram shows that there occurred 508 robberies in 1998, and 516 in 1999, which means that the number has risen to 8 (1,6%).
And this does not justify the idea that the
robbery has risen dramatically.
Answer: No
Level 2.
Oya qilish
Level-2
Skill
Level-3
Strategic Thinking
Level-4
Extended Thinking
Who, What, When, Where, Why
Memorize
Recall
Define
Level-1
Recall
Compare
Infer
Distinguish
Separate
Identify Patterns
List
Arrange
Match
Calculate
State
Name
Identify
Recognize
Use Context Cues
Classify
Estimate
Make Observations
Summarize
Collect and Display
Describe
Explain
Interpret
Develop a Logical Argument
Draw Conclusions
Investigate
Differentiate
Explain Phenomena in Terms of Concepts
Formulate
Construct
Design
Connect
Synthesize
Apply Concepts
Critique
Analyze
Create
Prove
Create your own questions according to Depth of
Knowledge
(levels 1 and 2)
using this table.
Practice Makes Perfect

The end of the lesson
Thank you for your attention!