Understanding by design - Wiggins, Grant P., 1950-; McTighe, Jay. (Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1998)
What is backward design? -- What is a matter of understanding? -- Understanding understanding -- The six facets of understanding -- Thinking like an assessor -- How is understanding assessed in light of the six facets? -- What is uncoverage? -- What the facets imply for unit design -- Implications for organizing curriculum -- Implications for teaching -- Putting it all together : a design template.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-200) and index.
Keywords: Curriculum planning -- United States; Curriculum-based assessment -- United States; Learning; Comprehension