The 4 Dimension Charts | Using these charts, you will be able to do a deep dive into how questions and prompts are asked. Each of the 4 dimensions can be applied to every TEKS.

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4 Dimension Charts:

How are the TEKS tested? How do the question stems on STAAR address the TEKS with depth and complexity? Using these charts, you will be able to do a deep dive into how questions and prompts are asked. Each of the 4 dimensions can be applied to every TEKS.

Understanding the new question styles (multi-part, multi-select, in-line, hot text and others) is just the beginning.

The depth of the questions is the true realization that matters even more than the question styles. The depths can be divided into 4 levels.

Each level represents a different level of thinking required by the reader. These 4 levels of thinking is what directs and defines the “guts” of what a question is asking. It’s not just its content, but rather how the content is known, supported, inferred, or connected.

Teach BIG refers to these levels of thinking as the 4 Dimensions.

Understanding the 4 Dimensions unlocks key components and allows for quality and valid instruction. It takes away the guess work. It breeds confidence and fosters higher test scores.

One aspect to consider is that questions cannot simply be placed into the who, what, when, where, why, and how divisions.

Instead - any of 5W/H can be utilized within all 4 of the Dimensions of thinking questions. Therefore, it’s more important than ever to study all the ways in which each of the Dimensions of questions are asked.

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