The

The Philippines
Philippines is
is now
now
ready
ready for
for aa
UBDized
UBDized Curriculum
Curriculum
 UBD
(Understanding by Design)
• It focused on “teaching for
understanding”.
• Its emphasis is on “backward
design”, the practice of looking
at the outcomes in order to
design curriculum units,
performance assessments, and
classroom instruction.
“UBD is a framework for
designing curriculum units,
performance assessments, and
instruction that lead the
students to deep understanding
of the content the teacher
teaches.”
- Wiggins and McTighe
 “Backward Design”

Stage 1 – Desired Results

Stage 2 – Assessment
Stage 3 – Planning Learning
Experiences and Instruction
6 Facets of Understanding

• Explanation
• Interpretation
• Application
• Perspective
• Empathy
• Self - Knowledge
 Two Major Concerns
• Teachers are too focused on
testing, even if research
suggests that not all
understanding can be captured
via paper-and-pen tests.
• Students are not learning at all.
• Students reveal their understanding most
effectively when they are provided with complex
opportunities to:
EXPLAIN
INTERPRET
APPLY
SHIFT PERSPECTIVE
EMPATHIZE
SELF – ASSESS
 Is the
UBDized Curriculum
effective?
“It is always possible to motivate
the interests of the students.
Make them participate in all that
will give them the pleasure of
doing and see to it that they
enjoy that which will truly
redound to their present and
future welfare”.
- Pedro Poveda