Week #2 Assignment #3

Backward Design Approach

The Backward Design Approach is when an instructor first considers the learning goals of a lesson. These learning goals then embody the knowledge and skills instructors want their students to learn when they are finished with a lesson.

This approach is focused on student learning and understanding. There are three stages in this approach.

Three stages of Backward Design

1.    Identify desired result-this is your learning goals.

2.    Determine acceptable evidence- consider the assessment and performance tasks students will complete in order to demonstrate evidence of understanding and learning e.g. practice problems, short answer quizzes.

3.    Plan learning experiences and instruction- this is where instructors begin to consider how they will teach. This is when instructional strategies and learning will be created.

By Shellon Phillips