Depth of Knowledge/Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy Wheel

The DOK/RBT Wheel provides quick-and-easy access to two critical thinking models, one on each side of the wheel. With the four levels of Depth of Knowledge (DOK) on one side and the six levels of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT) on the other, teachers can quickly access prompts to help students process information at different levels of thinking and address the cognitive demands of standards and assessments.

Educators can utilize the wheel to:

• Plan and analyze instruction and enhance teacher lesson planning
• Assess curriculum and measure student progress
• Help students transfer learning to new and real-world situations
• Build students’ abilities to reflect on and assess their learning
• Prepare students to become skillful thinkers
• Facilitate a deeper understanding of content