4: Backwards Design I (Goals and Outcomes)
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Learning Objectives
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Participants will be able to:
• Use the principles of backward design to align learning objectives with assessments
• Evaluate learning objectives and assessments using Bloom’s Taxonomy
Goals vs. Objectives:
Goals are:
- Broad, vague
- Not easily measured
- E.g., Understand, know, appreciate
Objectives are:
- Specific, concrete
- Easily measurable
- E.g. describe, contrast, predict, defend
Well written objectives have three parts: Verb, Subject, Context
Blooms Taxonomy
"Bloom's Taxonomy"by Vandy CFT is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Modified version of Bloom's Taxonomy:
Linked References
Students in traditional lectures are 1.5 times more likely to fail than students in active learning courses. Students in active classes average >half a letter grade higher.
Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics
Deliberate practice:
The Role of Deliberate Practice in the Acquisition of Expert Performance
Backwards Design
Understanding by Design
Session Slides
Backward Design I - Tarren and Troy.pdf