Full Description
This book brings together strategies and innovations that educators from diverse educational contexts have conceptualized and implemented to cater to differences in academic ability, as well as in other domains such as psychosocial contexts and developmental needs. The emergence of IT and new technologies have altered the educational landscape and opened a multitude of opportunities for diverse modes of instruction catering to diverse student populations.
The book addresses the gap in the literature with evidence-based reports of innovative strategies and approaches that are grounded in educational research. It identifies student differences in terms of academic ability and also, with regard to their cultural and social background, their developmental and psycho-emotional needs. It examines how new technologies are used in instructional approaches and how these innovative strategies diversify learner experiences. The book is a valuable resource to practitioners, researchers and educational administrators.
Contents
1 Introduction.- Part 1 Diversifying learner experiences within the classroom.- 2 "It is there but you need to dig a little deeper for it to become evident to them": Tacit knowledge assessment in the primary science classroom.- 3 Team based learning, personality traits on achievement emotions.- 4 The effect of Positive Psychology interventions on school conduct, peer acceptance, subjective well-being.- 5 The role of collaborative art class in promoting motivation from a self-determination theory (SDT) perspective.- 6 Diversifying the experience of Gifted Learners: A review of recent trends and practices.- Part 2 Diversifying learner experiences beyond the classroom.- 7 Learning beyond the museum walls: Virtual excursions at Te Papa Tongarewa.- 8 Play-Flow-ness: Harnessing flow through the power of play in adult learning.- 9 Initial teacher education in a neo-liberal system: Making one-size fit all.- 10 Cultivating learner experiences: Using information technology to counter locationaldisadvantages.- Part 3 Diversifying experiences for learners with special needs.- 11 Catering for diversity in psychosocial and learning needs in a low-income country.- 12 A multitier system of support for students with emotional and behavioral disorders.- 13 The use of self-prompted video modelling on teaching daily-living skills to adolescents with autism.- 14 Using serious games to support learners with mobility and sensory impairments.
