04 DoK Vocabulary

Teacher Goals

• As a member of your PLC, you appropriately apply and use key vocabulary essential for student learning and in professional conversations.
• As an educator, you can demonstrate by your learning activities and student conversations the relative importance of essential vocabulary and the Depth of Knowledge typically addressed by essential vocabulary.

Required Resources

• This chart provides essential vocabulary learners should know and be able to apply. It includes action verbs such as infer, contrast, and trace among others which are used extensively in testing.

  • DoK Vocabulary

Steps

1. Using DoK Vocabulary

   If students know and can apply the vocabulary of DoK, it will enhance their testing performance. To help students master the vocabulary, use the language often in your instruction and their learning activities. Consider printing this chart for handouts to your students as a reference.
   

2. PLC Guide

   To include the DoK Vocabulary list in your PLC Guide:

   1. Click on the DoK Vocabulary.pdf link below.
   2. Print the pdf file.
   3. Include in your PLC Guide.

   Note: If you have already included the DoK Vocabulary vocabulary list in your PLC Guide, review the linked diagram below with the one in your Guide. If there have been changes, replace it with this newer version.

   • DoK Vocabulary.pdf

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