Katie Brown - reflection questions
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“Backward design is an effective way of providing guidance for instruction and
designing lessons, units, and courses. Once the learning goals, or desired results, have
been identified, instructors will have an easier time developing assessments and
instruction around grounded learning outcomes” (Bowen, 2017). Backward design is
beneficial to teachers because it encourages them to be intentional during the design
process. The goal is to establish the purpose of doing something before implementing it
into their lesson.
With traditional lesson planning, teachers often do not receive confirmation of
learning outcomes and don’t have evidence as to whether the content was mastered
(Aviles & Grayson, 2017). If the learning activities don’t align with the assessments,
students often perform poorly on the test. Backward design allows teachers to plan
based on their identified desired results.
When creating assessments, teachers need to ensure they are minimizing bias
by incorporating different types of assessment methods. This will allow students to show
their understanding in various ways. Creating detailed rubrics can also reduce
assessment bias. As teachers analyze their assessments, they should look for cultural
bias, language bias, content bias, and access bias. The goal is for the assessment to be
fair for all students, regardless of background (
Assessment and Bias | Feedback &
Grading | Teaching Guides | Teaching Commons | DePaul University, Chicago
, n.d.).
References:
Assessment and Bias | Feedback & Grading | Teaching Guides | Teaching Commons |
DePaul University, Chicago. (n.d.). Resources.depaul.edu.
https://resources.depaul.edu/teaching-commons/teaching-guides/feedback-gradi
ng/Pages/assessment-and-bias.aspx
Aviles, N., & Grayson, K. (2017). Backward Planning – How Assessment Impacts
Teaching and Learning - IDRA. IDRA.
https://www.idra.org/resource-center/backward-planning-assessment-impacts-tea
ching-learning/
Bowen, R. S. (2017). Understanding by design. Vanderbilt University Center for
Teaching. https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/understanding-by-design/
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