The Use of Differentiated Instruction to Achieve Culturally Responsive Teaching
Table 1.
Methods used byteachers to study learner differences
|
| |
Percentage of teachers who indicated |
|
|
|
| Method used |
Never |
Rarely |
Sometimes |
Often |
Always |
Total |
|
|
| Observation of behavior in and out of class |
0 |
0 |
8.7 |
33.0 |
58.3 |
100 |
|
| Interviewing learners |
0 |
0 |
21.4 |
50.5 |
28.2 |
100 |
|
| Use of student diaries, learning logs, journals, and prediction logs |
6.8 |
27.2 |
39.8 |
17.5 |
8.7 |
100 |
|
| Use of records (admission, attendance register, progress record) |
3.9 |
15.5 |
10.7 |
18.4 |
51.5 |
100 |
|
| Use of formative assessment |
0 |
3.9 |
25.2 |
38.8 |
32.0 |
100 |
|
| Assess pupils in a variety of ways |
0 |
4.9 |
19.4 |
43.7 |
32.0 |
100 |
|
| Input from parents or other informant |
4.9 |
26.2 |
30.1 |
28.2 |
10.7 |
100 |
|
|
|
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