Formative assessment with understanding by design to improve students’habits of mind

Abstract

The high competition in the globalization era makes students often faced with various complicated problems. Therefore, teaching process that facilitate students to have smart thingking habits and strong understanding is needed. One way to train and develop students’ habits of mind is through the implementation of formative assessments. This study aims to know the effect of formative assessment with understanding by design (UbD) in improving students’ habits of mind and understanding. The method used is quantitative method with one-group pre-test post-test design. The result of the research shows that there is a significant increase both in student’s habits of mind and student’s understanding. The student’s habits of mind increases by 43,9%, while students’ understanding increases by 45%.