D
Distinguish
Identify meaning. Separate the signal from the surrounding noise. Notice what is being asked and what is actually present.
- Surface the central idea
- Mark what is unfamiliar
- Locate the question being answered
DGRP™ Framework
A cognitive processing framework. Not a study trick.
DGRP™ teaches students how to identify meaning, organize information, connect ideas, and reflect critically. The same actions apply across every subject and every grade.
Used as a single coherent process, DGRP™ develops critical thinking, comprehension, and the kind of transferable reasoning that compounds over years of study.
The four dimensions are not parallel options. They form a developmental hierarchy. Students begin with Distinguish because definition and boundary are foundational cognitive acts. As understanding builds, the app guides them toward Group, then Relationships, then Perspective. Each level requires the one beneath it to be stable before it can be genuinely explored. Over time, students internalize this sequence and begin applying it independently across every subject.
G
Group
Organize information into cognitively useful structures so the mind can hold and operate on it.
- Cluster by concept, not by order
- Name each group
- Externalize the structure
R
Relationships
Connect ideas. Build the links that turn isolated facts into transferable understanding.
- Compare and contrast
- Trace cause and effect
- Map the dependencies
P
Perspective
Reflect critically. Locate confusion deliberately. Place the work in context.
- Explain it without notes
- Identify what's still unclear
- Ask the better question
IN THE APP
Students highlight. The app questions.
Inside the app, students interact with DGRP™ through the highlight-and-select mechanism. The student highlights content, selects one of four cognitive dimensions, and the app generates a targeted question anchored to that relationship. A student selecting Distinguish receives a question that asks them to define and separate. A student selecting Relationships receives a question that asks them to connect and trace. The same content generates a different question depending on where the student is in their cognitive development.
Pair DGRP™ with ELM