Student, Teacher & Classroom,
March 6, 2015
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Should teachers
adapt to
learners, or
learners to
teachers?
Dr Joanne Chuk
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Questions to answer today:
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What is learner diversity?
Why is it challenging for us to
cater for learner diversity?
How do we cater for learner
diversity?
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What is learner diversity?
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How are we different from one another?
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YOU
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Learning
Strategies
Interests
Intelligences
YOU
Learning
Styles
Personality
Motivation
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How intelligent are you?
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That’s the wrong question to ask!
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What is a more appropriate
question to ask?
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How are you intelligent?
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Multiple Intelligences
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Multiple Intelligence
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Verbal‐linguistic intelligence
Logical‐mathematical intelligence
Visual‐spatial intelligence
Bodily‐kinesthetic intelligence
Musical/Rhythmic intelligence
Inter‐personal intelligence
Intra‐personal intelligence
Naturalistic intelligence
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3 Important Categories of Learning
Styles
A.
Sensory
C. Cognitive
B. Working styles
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Sensory Preferences
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Cognitive styles
( Analytical vs. Global)
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Mismatch of learning styles
• Less than 10‐12% junior
secondary students are
analytical and auditory.
Most are tactile /
kinesthetic.
• Males remain tactile/
kinesthetic throughout
most of their lives.
• 65% of all
teachers are
analytical and
they teach by
presenting verbal
information in
class.
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Your style or
mine?
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Your style or mine?
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Whose styles do we cater for?
Those of the students or those of
the teacher?
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Your style or mine?
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Understand the different
styles
Play to your strengths
while accommodating to
other’s styles
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Why is it challenging
for us to cater for
learner diversity?
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We are people
with a history.
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Multiple Hats
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Catering for learner
diversity during TP
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Family
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Dash’s family
Dash’s
mother
(mum)
Dash’s
father(dad)
Dash’s
sister
Dash’s
Dash
brother
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Maruko’s
father
Maruko’s family
Maruko’s
mother
Maruko’s
Maruko’s
grandfather
(grandpa)
sister
Maruko
Maruko’s
grandmothe
r
(grandma)
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grandmother
(grandma)
father
mother
grandfather
(grandpa)
uncle
what do
we call
uncle’s
wife?
aunt
What do we call
uncle and aunt’s
children?
sister
me
brother
cousin
cousin
Do you know any other family members?
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Multiple Hats
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How do we cater for
learner diversity?
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Vary
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Vary
1. Content
2. Process
3. Product
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1. Vary Content
Vary teaching materials:
- Choices of topics based on
students’ interests
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Vary levels of
Scaffolding
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2. Vary Process
Vary teaching strategies
e.g. Use a mixture of interactive modes:
1. T-whole-class
2. T-Group
3. T-Individual
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Seating plan
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Sensory Preferences
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3. Vary Product
Vary assessment tasks
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Use different assessment modes to find out
the strengths and weaknesses of students
Offer opportunities for students with diverse
abilities to show their learning outcomes
(e.g. project work)
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Conclusions
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Highly recommended Website
http://www.learnerdiversity.org
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325,076
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Any
questions?
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