CHAPTER 6:
Instructional Planning
and
Development
The Process of Instructional Planning
A B
Select a topic from the curriculum Select standards that the students need to
know
Design instructional activities Design an assessment through which students
will have an opportunity to demonstrate those
things
Design and give an assessment Decide learning opportunities that will allow
students to learn those things and plan
appropriate instruction to assure that each
student has adequate opportunities to learn
Give grade or feedback Use data from assessment to give feedback,
reteach or move to next level
Move on to new topic
Outcomes-based Education (OBE)
and Understanding by Design (UbD)
One of the features of OBE is design
down. This means that in OBE you determine
first the learning targets or the learning
outcomes before you design instruction.
OBTL demands alignment of learning
outcomes, learning activities and assessment
tasks.
Understanding by Design also known as
UbD is a backward design. Like OBE, the first
step in UbD is identify results followed by
determining assessment evidence. Planning
instruction comes only after determining
assessment evidence.
The standard-based framework goes with
Outcomes-based Education (OBE) which is
Outcomes-based Teaching Learning (OBTL)
when applied in the classroom. The standard-
based framework is also aligned to the
backward design of Understanding by Design
(UbD).
Stage 1: Desired Results
Content Standard(s):
o Comes from professional standards in your
field.
Understanding(S)/goals:
Students will understand that
This is a goal, not an objective.
The big ideas or concepts that you want
them to come away with, not facts that they
must know.
Students objectives (outcomes)
Students will be able to
Demonstrate and that you can assess.
Your assessment evidence in Stage 2
must show how you will assess these.
Achieve the understandings, answer the
essential questions, and demonstrate
the desired outcomes.
Stage 2: Assessment Evidence
Performance Task(s):
Authentic, performance-based tasks that
require students to apply what they have
learned and demonstrate their
understanding.
Designed at least at the application level on
higher on Blooms taxonomy.
Rubrics can be used to guide students in
self-assessment of their performance.
Other Evidences:
Include pre-assessment, formative
assessment, and summative assessment
evidence.
Can be individual or group-based.
Can include informal methods (such as
thumbs up, thumbs down, and formal
assessments, such as quiz, answers to
questions on a worksheet, written reflection,
essay).
Stage 3: Learning Plan
Outline the learning plan. This plan should
be aligned very clearly with the desired results.
There are many formats that you can use for
this part of the lesson plan, but the plan should
include all of the following components:
1. Materials and resources
2. Timeline
3. Introductory activities
4. Developmental activities
5. Closing activities