FAQ Quality Report — Dakota Textbook¶
Generated: 2026-07-21
Overall Statistics¶
- Total Questions: 47
- Overall Quality Score: 84/100
- Content Completeness Score: 88/100
- Concept Coverage: 68% (~136 of 200 concepts)
Category Breakdown¶
| Category | Questions | Bloom's Focus | Avg Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getting Started | 10 | Remember / Understand | ~60 words |
| Core Concepts | 11 | Understand / Analyze | ~80 words |
| Technical (Grammar & Language) | 11 | Remember / Understand / Analyze | ~72 words |
| Common Challenges | 6 | Understand / Apply / Analyze | ~70 words |
| Best Practices | 6 | Apply / Evaluate | ~73 words |
| Advanced Topics | 5 | Analyze / Evaluate | ~82 words |
Bloom's Taxonomy Distribution¶
| Level | Actual | Target | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remember | 23% | 20% | ✓ |
| Understand | 36% | 30% | ✓ |
| Apply | 13% | 25% | ↓ needs more |
| Analyze | 17% | 15% | ✓ |
| Evaluate | 9% | 7% | ✓ |
| Create | 2% | 3% | ≈ |
Apply-level questions are slightly underrepresented — most Apply questions currently sit in the Best Practices category. Future updates should add more "how do I do X in Dakota?" questions across Core Concepts and Grammar.
Answer Quality¶
- Examples included: 18/47 (38%) — Target: 40%+ (slightly below)
- Links to source files: 44/47 (94%) — Target: 60%+ ✓
- Avg answer length: ~74 words — Target: 100–300 ✓
- Zero anchor links: ✓ (all links point to files only)
- Disclaimer banner: ✓ (top of faq.md)
Concept Coverage¶
Well-covered areas: - Greetings and identity (Chapter 1) — full coverage - Numbers and colors (Chapter 2) — full coverage - SOV grammar, stative verbs, negation, future tense - Historical content: 1862 War, boarding schools, Code of Indian Offenses - Revitalization, sovereignty, oral tradition
Not yet covered (priority gaps):
| Concept Gap | Priority | Suggested Question |
|---|---|---|
| Seasonal vocabulary (blokétu, waníyetu, etc.) | High | "What are the Dakota words for the four seasons?" |
| Sacred directions (Wiyóhiŋyaŋpa, Wazíyata, etc.) | High | "How does Dakota name the four cardinal directions?" |
| Kinship term system | High | "How do Dakota kinship terms differ from English family words?" |
| Fort Laramie Treaty 1851 | Medium | "What did the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 establish?" |
| Treaty of Traverse des Sioux 1851 | Medium | "What was the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux?" |
| Iktómi (trickster) | Medium | "Who is Iktómi in Dakota oral tradition?" |
| Moon names (čhaŋwápe-kasná-wi, etc.) | Low | "Does Dakota have names for the months?" |
Recommendations¶
High Priority¶
- Add 3–4 Apply-level questions ("How do I form a sentence describing the weather in Dakota?" / "How do I ask directions using Dakota vocabulary?")
- Add questions covering Chapter 3 (daily life verbs) and Chapter 4 (kinship terms) — currently underrepresented
- Add question about seasonal vocabulary and the Dakota relationship to land/time
Medium Priority¶
- Increase examples to reach 40%+ (currently 38%)
- Add questions for the 1851 treaties (frequently important in Chapter 8)
Low Priority¶
- Add moon names FAQ entry (Chapter 6 content)
- Consider a question on the Iktómi trickster figure (Chapter 7)