Understanding by Design

Introduction. 1. What Is Backward Design? 2. What Is a Matter of Understanding? 3. Understanding Understanding. 4. The Six Facets of Understanding. 5. Thinking Like an Assessor. 6. How Is Understanding Assessed in Light of the Six Facets? 7. What Is Uncoverage? 8. What the Facets Imply for Unit Design. 9. Implications for Organizing Curriculum. 10. Implications for Teaching. 11. Putting It All Together: A Design Template. Afterword. Bibliography.