The importance of differentiation in education .
Students have different levels when it comes to learning , some students might be brilliant in math , other students are better in linguistics . Besides the fact that students differ in talents , they also have different educational needs . Differentiation is a tool the teacher can use to offer students a way of education that -matces their way of learning .
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HOGESCHOOL جامعة بالإضافة الى UTRECHT عدة شهادات أخرى ، لديها خبرة تسعة سنين في تدريب الأساتذة وإدماج التكنولوجيا في التعليم والإهتمام بالتلاميذ الذين لديهم صعوبات تعليمية في واحدة من البلدان الأكثر تطوراً في قطاع التعليم . في العالم
In the early 1970 ’ s David Kolb did a research about learning styles , he stated that everyone has his own personal learning style . His Learning Style Inventory consists of : - The converger / pragmatist : Peer feedback , activities that apply skills , self-directed autonomous learning . Their strength is the practical application of ideas . - The accommodator / Activist : practicing skills , problem solving , group discussions . Leave those students to determine their own criteria for the relevance of their study . - The assimilator / theorist : they like theory readings , thinking alone , they are often very good when it comes to creating -theretical models . - The diverger / reflector : like lectures with reflection time , they often learn through reflective observation . Of course the idea is not to only provide education the student feels comfortable with . The child needs to learn and develop -diferent learning styles through which the child understands the concept of learning . When it comes to the role of the teacher , the teacher knows about the different learning styles students have . They understand every child has his own comfort zone in -learing , and that every child needs a different approach to make him develop in the best way possible .
Teachers who understand their students ’ differences are able to differentiate in class , in a way they can adapt their teaching to the student . They plan their class corresponding to the students needs , they use possibilities which learning materials can offer and they use the lesson time in an optimal way . The learning -peformance increase when knowing the students strengths and weaknesses . By knowing those the teacher can provide extra resources , theory or exercises for the strong learner . And on the contrary they can give extra attention or smaller exercises for -chidren in need . Another option is to work with peer to peer learning , where students learn from each other .
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