EDFL 2240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Differentiated Instruction, Personalized Learning, Railways Act 1921
3 Apr 2017
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What makes a lesson effective: slavin"s qait model: Time (the amount of time on task: if any of the above elements is not adequate, the lesson will not be effective. Quality of instruction: quality instruction includes: They have different levels of prior knowledge, motivation, and learning ability. Incentive (motivation: no motivation = no learning. We need to continually hook students" interest. Time: the more time spent teaching, the more students will learn, but that"s not as easy as it sounds, common causes of wasted time: Homogenous student grouping: most schools and teachers group students of similar ability levels, between-class ability grouping . Good for high achievers, bad for everyone else: within-class ability grouping . Making learning groups in the same classroom. The best way to teach: we already know the best way to teach: Cross-age tutoring: more likely to be accepted. Same-age tutoring: more likely to be resented.
