KAPLAN ICONS DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY

Sandra Kaplancoined the term “DepthandComplexityIcons”. Through her work, eleven iconswere created to represent elements that generate a deeper, more complexthought process.
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Incorporating Depth and Complexity Icons Into Gifted Lessons
The Back StoryUpleveling QuestionsAbout Those IconsIntroduce SlowlyThe Basics of Depth and ComplexityThe Depth and Complexity prompts throughout to move students towards expert knowledge of content. Betty Gould and Sandra Kaplan looked to understand how an expert understands their field differently from a layperson. Through interviews, they saw that these experts knew things like repeating patterns, required rules, ethical dilemmas, changes over time, and essential vocabulary within their fieldd and Kaplan identified eleven of these traits and assigned a name and graphical icon to each..See more on byrdseed
Understanding Depth and Complexity - Envision Gifted
The Depth and Complexity Icons are visual prompts designed to help students go beyond surface level understanding of a concept and enhance their ability to think critically. These critical thinking tools help students dig deeper into a concept (depth) and understand that concept with greater complexity.