Question

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

Answer 1

Answer: b. A backward design

Explanation:

Backward design is a curriculum plan that begins by setting the main goals, to only then create assessments and evaluation techniques, and finally develop lesson plans. It usually includes three steps:

Recognize the ideas and skills to be learned according to curriculum expectations.

Determine assessment assignments that provide acceptable evidence that confirms that the sought outcomes have been achieved.

Outline learning exercises aimed to obtain the desired results.