Differentation
Every learner has different learning styles and needs. The tutor must take into account that learners are individuals and they cannot be taught the same way. The tutor may have to provide a variety of learning styles to make sure that the process is more accessible.
Active learning approaches, especially experiential and co-operative learning, provide excellent opportunities for differentiation.
Whilst the tutor can try and accommodate the different learning styles of learners they must remember that it can be difficult to identify learning styles and the learner may adapt their learning style to suit the lesson.
Methods:
- differentiation by result, task, text/resources, level, interest,
- variety of teaching methods,
- support use of flexible, culturally diverse resources
- initial assessment individual action plans
- individual feedback.
