第四章学生多性雨因材施教 student diversity.pptVIP

 Student Diversity and Catering Individual Differences in Teaching Learning What does it mean by catering for learner diversity? ——To offer a variety of teaching modes that address different levels, interest and learning styles of diverse needs of students in mixed ability classrooms. Objectives By the time you have completed this chapter you should be to: Define the concept of intelligence; Present theory of multiple intelligence, and discuss its influence on education; Discuss creativity and its development through teaching Describe theory of learning styles and its implication for teachers. Examine instructional approaches to catering students diversity Theories of Development What is development? Development refers to the ways people grow, adapt, and change during their lifetimes. Development includes physical development, personality development, socio-emotional development, cognitive development (thinking), etc. Piaget’s Cognitive development Theory Born in Neuchatel, Switzerland, on August 9, 1896.? In 1918, received his Doctorate in Science from the University of Neuchatel.? In 1952, he became a professor at the Sorbonne How did Piaget view cognitive development? Piaget saw the development of a child s intellectual, or cognitive abilities as progressing through four distinct stages. Each stage is characterized by the emergence of abilities. Stages (periods) of development Sensori-motor (0-24 months) Preoperational period (Ages 2 to 6 years) Concrete operational period (6 - 11 years) Formal operations period (11 years - adulthood) Sensori-motor stage(Infancy--birth to age two) The first stage of Piaget’s theory lasts from birth to approximately age two and is centered on the infant trying to make sense of the world. During the sensorimotor stage, an infant’s knowledge of the world is limited to their sensory perceptions and motor activities. Behaviors are limited to simple motor responses caused by sensory stimuli. Children utilize skil