What framework categorizes activities based on their difficulty level?

The correct answer is the Depth of Knowledge framework, which categorizes activities based on their difficulty levels and the cognitive processes required to engage with the material. This framework, developed by Norman Webb, helps educators understand the depth of understanding necessary for students to demonstrate mastery of concepts across different subjects.

Depth of Knowledge is structured into four levels, where each level represents an increasing complexity of thought processes: from recalling facts (Level 1) to making connections among ideas and applying knowledge (Level 2), to analyzing and synthesizing information (Level 3), and finally to making judgments and evaluations about different pieces of information or concepts (Level 4). By using this framework, educators can design assessments and activities that align with expected outcomes and challenge students appropriately.

While Bloom's Taxonomy also deals with cognitive processes, it categorizes them into levels of thinking but does not specifically organize activities by their difficulty levels in the same way Depth of Knowledge does. Learning Taxonomy generally refers to the broader classification of educational objectives but is less specific about the levels of difficulty tied to activities. Learning Objectives describe desired outcomes of learning but do not inherently categorize the complexity of the activities themselves.