Marzano’s Mastery
This level of Marzano’s Taxonomy focuses on recalling or recognizing information.
What is Retrieval?
Identify the DOK level: 'Compare the water cycle to the carbon cycle.'
What is DOK 3 - strategic thinking?
Original: 'What is the formula for area?'
Make it deeper.
Example answer: What is 'Why does the formula for area work?'
What is one downside of calling on students one at a time?
What is 'Only a few students typically engage cognitively?'
What is the most common punctuation mark in English writing?
Asking students to monitor and reflect on their learning uses which Marzano level?
What is metacognition?
Identify the DOK level: 'List the steps of the water cycle.'
What is DOK 1 - recall?
Original: 'What’s the answer to #4?'
Make it deeper.
Example answer - What is 'how did you get your answer for #4 and how do you know it is reasonable?'
What’s an example of a question stem that promotes engagement and thinking?
Example answer: What is 'Turn to your partner and discuss one way to…’
Which planet spins the fastest?
What is "Jupiter"?
Creating a new product or idea based on learning belongs to this Marzano level.
What is knowledge Utilization?
Identify the DOK level: 'Design an investigation to model the water cycle in your classroom.'
What is DOK4 - extended thinking?
Original: 'Who can tell me the main idea?'
Make it deeper.
Example answer - What is 'What details did you use to support the main idea?'
How can you ensure all students process before responding?
Example answers: What is 'providing wait time, quick pair-share, Kagan...?'
What was the first video ever uploaded to YouTube?
What is "Me at the Zoo?"
When students summarize, classify, or represent ideas in different forms, they are working at this level.
What is comprehension?
Identify the DOK level: 'Explain why evaporation is important in the water cycle.'
What is DOK 2 - skill/concept?
Original: 'What happens at the end of the story?'
Make it deeper.
Example answer: ‘How does the ending connect to the character’s growth?’
What’s one strategy to get every student to respond simultaneously?
Example answers: What is 'use whiteboards, polls, choral responses...?'
Which color is made by mixing blue and yellow?
What is "green"?
Asking students to compare or analyze causes and effects targets this Marzano level.
What is analysis?
What’s the main difference between DOK 2 and DOK 3 questions?
What is, 'The complexity of thinking—DOK 3 requires reasoning and justification?'
Original: 'What’s the definition of empathy?'
Make it deeper.
Example answer - What is 'Describe a time when empathy changed an outcome in your life or someone else’s?'
How can questioning increase metacognition and engagement simultaneously?
Example answer: By asking students to explain reasoning and consider multiple perspectives.
What is the only letter not in any U.S. state name?
What is "Q"?