Improving The Prospective Biology Teachers’ Understanding by Applying Formative Assessment in the Stages of Understanding by Design Learning

Abstract

The purpose of learning is to change behavior with one of the indicators is increasing thinking skills such as understanding, which includes explaining, interpreting, applying, having perspective, having empathy, and having self-knowledge. The problem we found today is that assessment and learning have not fully promoted understanding. Given the importance of understanding for students, it is necessary to make efforts through integrating assessments into learning. In this research, the integration of formative assessment into understanding by design learning aims to develop students' understanding of the concepts of Plant Physiology. The instruments in this study were comprehension questions and observation sheets for formative assessment strategies of discussions, mind mapping, presentations and practicum. The results of the study concluded that the integration of formative assessment into understanding by design learning was able to develop students’ understanding.