Dr. Karin Hess

THE HESS COGNITIVE RIGOR MATRICES (Hess CRMs)

Integrating DOK and Bloom

Core Subjects

Tool 1 - Reading & Listening CRM

Tool 2 - Math & Science CRM

Tool 3 - Written & Oral Communication CRM

Tool 4 - Social Studies & Humanities CRM

 

Special Subjects - Updated

Tool 5A - Fine Arts CRM

Tool 5B - Health & Physical Education CRM

Tool 5 C - World Language/ELL CRM

Tool 5 D - Career & Technical Education (CTE) CRM

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Versions with new numbering 1-8 also available for downloading

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Download Spanish Versions of the 8 Hess CRMs

​​​FEATURED VIDEOS based on Karin's books. Additional videos are posted on Karin's YouTube Channel.

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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

• "Three Skill Sets to Pay Attention to for College and Career Readiness" - PowerPoint, selected slides (Compass Learning Webinar)

• "Going Deeper with Mathematics Webinar" (Renaissance Learning Webinar)

• "Linking Formative Assessment to Instructional Decisions" (RILS, 2006)

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SELECTED WHITE PAPERS & ARTICLES

DOK - "Fewer, clearer, and higher standards..." (2009)

DOK & Questioning - A Tool for Rethinking Questioning" (NCTM article, 2014)

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Learning Progressions - "Using Learning Progressions to Monitor Progress Across Grades" (Science & Children, 2010)

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Text Complexity Tools - A Local Assessment Toolkit, Module 2 (excerpt, 2013, updated 2018)

Text Complexity Tool #6: Analyzing Qualitative Features & Instructional Planning

Text Complexity Tools #7 and #8: Text Complexity Rubrics for Informational and Literary Texts

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College & Career Readiness - Hess and Gong's Career and College Ready Report for the Nellie Mae Education Foundation" (2014)

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College & Career Readiness - "Three Important CCR Skillsets: Supporting Deeper Learning" (www.mentoringminds.com, 2015)

 

CBE Assessment - "Assessment to Support Competency-Based Pathways" (2015)​