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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784236203321

Autore

Wiggins Grant P. <1950->

Titolo

Understanding by design / / Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Alexandria, VA, : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c2005

Alexandria, Va. : , : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, , 2005

ISBN

1-280-93304-6

9786610933044

1-4166-0223-2

1-4166-0225-9

Edizione

[Expanded 2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 370 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

375

Soggetti

Curriculum planning - United States

Curriculum-based assessment - United States

Learning

Comprehension

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-364) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Backward design -- Understanding understanding -- Gaining clarity on our goals -- The six facets of understanding -- Essential questions : doorways to understanding -- Crafting understandings -- Thinking like an assessor -- Criteria and validity -- Planning for learning -- Teaching for understanding -- The design process -- The big picture : UBD as curriculum framework -- "Yes, but--"

Sommario/riassunto

Wiggins and McTighe provide an expanded array of practical tools and strategies for designing curriculum, instruction, and assessments that lead students at all grade levels to genuine understanding.