Mr. French is planning an upcoming unit on adjectives and adverbs. He begins by determining what he ultimately wants students to know and be able to do at the end of the unit. He then creates an assignment that will effectively measure such knowledge and skills. Finally, he designs a series of lessons that will help students perform well on the assignment. Mr. French’s approach can best be described as a. A taxonomy design b. A backward design c. An authentic activity design d. A learner-directed instruction design
Social Studies · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021
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b. A backward design
Mr. French's approach is consistent with backward design, an instructional design approach popularized by educators Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe. In backward design, the planning process starts with the identification of desired learning outcomes or goals (what students should know and be able to do). Then, assessments and assignments are developed to measure whether these goals have been met. Finally, instructional activities and lessons are designed to support students in achieving the established learning outcomes and performing well on assessments. This approach emphasizes starting with the end goals in mind before planning instructional activities.