Chapter 1
Designing Instruction and Assessment to Promote Student Learning
Course: Texes Pedagogy And Professional Responsibilities Ec 12 160
Subject: Texes Pedagogy And Professional Responsibilities Ec 12 160
Chapter: Designing Instruction And Assessment To Promote Student Learning 5900 10322
Starting From the End: The Logic of Backward Design
Coherent teaching begins not with activities but with a clear picture of what students should ultimately know and be able to do. When planning starts from the intended result and works backward, every lesson and every assessment can be checked against a single question: does this move students toward the goal? This backward logic prevents the common trap of choosing engaging activities first and only later wondering what they were supposed to teach. The result is instruction in which goals, learning experiences, and assessments form one connected chain rather than a loose collection of tasks.