| A | B |
| recall/reproduction | recall a fact, information, or procedure; process information on a low level |
| skill/concept | use information or conceptural knowledge, two or more steps |
| strategic thinking | requires reasoning, developing a plan or a sequence of steps, more than one reasonable approach |
| extended thinking | requires connections and extensions, high cognitive demands and complex reasoning |
| level 1 clues | draw, define, locate and recall |
| level 2 clues | compare, describe, explain and distinguish |
| level 3 clues | infer, interpret, justify and conclude |
| level 4 clues | connect, create, design, and synthesize |
| level 1 stem | How would you define______ |
| level 2 stem | How would you compare and contrast ________ |
| level 3 stem | What examples can you find that _______ |
| level 4 stem | How would you explain ________ |