Backwards Design
Introduced by Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins in 1998
Backward design of curriculum typically involves three stages:
- Identify the results desired
- Determine acceptable levels of evidence that support the desired results
- Design activities that will make desired results happen
Stage 3: Develop the Learning Plan
Summary
Stage 1: Identify the Desired Results
- First Create Assessments
- Create a Road Map
- Fill in the holes (add homework, quizzes, etc)
Next think about:
- What enabling knowledge (facts, concepts, principles) and skills (processes, procedures, strategies) will students need in order to perform effectively and achieve the desired results?
- What will need to be taught and coached?
- What materials and resources are best suited to accomplish these goals?
Focus on the Course and Program Outcomes:
- What is the specific learning
- What KSBs do we expect students to acquire
- What should students be able to understand and/or perform
- What Essential Questions will be explored?
Stage 2: Determine Acceptable
Level of Learning (Evidence)
Consider:
- What will be the evidence of this learning? (type of assessments)
- What does it look like to meet the learning outcomes?
- How will we know that the KSBs have been learned?
- If the KSBs have been learned, what results can be expected?
We need to think about the assessment before deciding what and how students will be taught.
The
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