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AssessmentWhat is differentiated instruction?Differentiated instruction is when teachers adjust their curriculum to maximize all students learning.Describe at least four significant ways in which differentiated instruction differs from traditional classroom instruction.Differentiated instruction differs from traditional instruction because it caters to the students. The teacher will adjust their lesson plans and curriculum to fit the learning needs of their students. In doing so, the teacher incorporates many different strategies. The classroom is not set up in a lecture format, but many different ways to aid as many students as possible. Assessment results are used to help the teacher adjust their classroom as opposed to just giving the student a grade. For example, if a student struggles on a test, the teacher might try to find a different teaching method to help that student(s) in the future. One of the ways they change their teaching to aid students is by modifying assignments. By modifying a particular assignment, teachers can help their students to better understand the expectations of the class.How can teachers get to know their students? Make sure to include the three characteristics of students that are important for differentiating instruction and give at least two examples of how teachers can learn about each.Teachers need to get to know their students in terms of readiness, interest and learning profile. The teacher can test their readiness by examining work samples and comparing them with the answers given in a student self report measure. An effective way to get to know interests is by talking about it as a class or having them write journals. Observation or a student survey is the best way to learn how that student(s) prefers to learn.Ms. Hasbro has taught high-school Spanish for ten years. She would like to start differentiating instruction and needs to make some changes.Explain why each of Ms. Hasbro’s classroom practices listed below is not a differentiated practice.Describe what Ms. Hasbro can do differently with each of them.Delivers instruction primarily by lecturingMany students do not learn well by just listening to a teacher talk and being expected to regurgitate information. A better approach might be to talk a little and then have a class discussion or activity.Does not permit students to retake tests they have failedTests are a great way for students to show their knowledge, however not all students are good test takers. If a student fails a test, it would be best to talk to them about it and find out why they failed. After you’ve found that out, you can try to help them in a retake that may have adjustments or just teacher assistance.Records zeros for missing assignmentsMissing assignments can often reveal that a student is struggling, not just being lazy. As the teacher, you can talk with the student and if the assignment is too difficult or they do not understand it you can help them by modifying it to make it more comprehensible.Groups students at the beginning of the year based on the previous year’s achievement test scoresGrouping students with like learners can be effective, however if you put the students into mixed groups they can learn from each other and teach each other what they know so that they may have a better learning experience.Gives bonus points for classroom participationGiving bonus points does not necessarily show the students knowledge or understanding. A better way to assess would be to give an extra credit assignment that can be completed that shows their knowledge of the particular topic.Gives a test every FridayTests every Friday can only judge the students knowledge over that space of time. Giving the test is fine, but it should not be graded because it does not necessarily show the progress of the students.Think back to a class you took in high school. Describe both the class and how the teacher typically conducted it. Describe five elements that you would change to make it more differentiated. (Make sure to include at least one each for content, process, and product.)In my AP Music Theory class, my teacher would often teach to the students who already knew what they were talking about. He would do examples on the board, but the students who have a better comprehension would always answer and he would hardly ever explain to the rest of us what they were doing. After doing that he would give us assignments based on the examples from the board. To those of us who did not understand the first time, the assignments were very difficult if not impossible to complete. I think he was missing the different ways we all learned. He catered well to the students who understood, but would often leave the rest of us in the dust. It would have been better if he had been able to evaluate our individual knowledge so that he knew where each of us stood on our own. If he had known this, he could have altered assignments based on understanding or at least offered more assistance to those who did not understand. I think it also would have helped if he changed the way he taught. He always used the board where he would write up examples without explaining how to do it. He very rarely did step by step examples. I feel like this could have been a more effective approach. He also rarely allowed us to complete our work in groups or partners. He always insisted on us completing assignments alone so we missed out on the peer review and assistance. His assessments were always multiple choices. He would give us large exams where we would have to demonstrate what we learned about music on paper. It would have been so much easier for me if he had let me show him what I learned instead of having to sit through a written test. ................
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