Differentiated Instruction in Secondary Education: A Systematic Review of Research Evidence.

ABSTRACT: Differentiated instruction is a pedagogical-didactical approach that provides teachers with a starting point for meeting students' diverse learning needs. Although differentiated instruction has gained a lot of attention in practice and research, not much is known about the status of the empirical evidence and its benefits for enhancing student achievement in secondary education. The current review sets out to provide an overview of the theoretical conceptualizations of differentiated instruction as well as prior findings on its effectiveness. Then, by means of a systematic review of the literature from 2006 to 2016, empirical evidence on the effects of within-class differentiated instruction for secondary school students' academic achievement is evaluated and summarized. After a rigorous

SUBMITTER: Smale-Jacobse AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6883934 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature