Karin hess depth of knowledge chart

The Hess Cognitive Rigor Matrices (CRMs)

Used in classrooms across the U.S. and translated for use in countries around the world!

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​You can now PRE-order my forthcoming book (), Applying Depth of Knowledge and Cognitive Rigor: An Educator's Guide to Supporting Deeper Learning.

This book is a perfect companion to my earlier work, providing an in-depth introduction to DOK and cognitive rigor, hands-on activities, and links to multiple videos illustrating how the Hess CRMs are used to plan instruction and design assessments for learning transfer.

 

Watch a podcast with Heidi Hayes Jacobs: DOK and Storyboarding, based on my new book, Applying Depth of Knowledge and Cognitive Rigor.

 

LISTEN to a podcast with Karin, "Planning for Rigor" with Chrissy Beltran, posted by Instructional Coaching with Ms.

B, based on Rigor by Design, Not Chance.

 

 THE ACTIONABLE ASSESSMENT CYCLE - An excerpt from Rigor by Design, Not Chance

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