1. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION
CORAL SECONDARY SCHOOL
Yeap Ban Har
Marshall Cavendish Institute
Slides are available at www.banhar.blogspot.com
2. PROGRAMME
• An Overview of Differentiated Instruction
• Models for Differentiated Instruction
• Differentiated Instruction and
Professional Learning Communities
• Differentiated Instruction in Different
Subject Areas
• Learning from each other
• Conclusion
3.
4. “The idea of differentiating
instruction is an approach to
teaching that advocates active
planning for and attention to
student differences in
classrooms, in the context of high
quality curriculums.”
www.caroltomlinson.com
5. Goh’s Report (1978)
recommended a
differentiated education
system for Singapore.
6. We want to make our education
system even more student-
centric, and sharpen our focus in
holistic education – centred on values
and character development.
Heng, 2011
12. Differentiated instruction is reflected in
the Professional Learning Communities
(PLC) four critical questions
Richard DuFour 2004
Educational Leadership
May 2004 | Volume 61 | Number 8
Schools as Learning Communities Pages 6-11
13. what is it that the
teacher wants students
to learn
14. how does a teacher
know when students
have learnt it
19. Subjects Assessment Components
Computer Applications Written Examination
Practical Examination
Coursework
Elements of Business Written Examination
Skills Coursework
21. Concept of Nationalism
Language Approach Role Play Approach
Nationalism is a political
ideology that involves a
strong identification of a
group of individuals with a
political entity defined in
national terms, i.e. a nation.
22. Concept of Nationalism
Language Approach Role Play Approach
Nationalism is a political From tomorrow onwards, I
ideology that involves a want all of you to stop using
strong identification of a the names your parents gave
group of individuals with a you. Instead, use a name that
political entity defined in consists of only consonants
national terms, i.e. a nation. and no longer than six letters.
I decided that we will be part
of a new nation called
cnsnnt.
27. GCE O Level 2011
Setiap manusia menghabiskan sekurang-kurangnya
antaraseperempat hingga sepertiga daripada
masanya setiap hari untuk tidur. Sebenarnya, tidur
merupakan cara yang terbaik untuk (14) __________
badan dan fikiran. Tidur yang (15) __________
membolehkan kita mengumpulkan tenaga untuk
menjalankan kegiatan hari esok. Pelajar (16)
__________ tidak terkecuali. Mereka harus sedar
bahawa perbuatan berjaga malam untuk jangka (17)
__________ yang panjang boleh menyebabkan
kesihatan mereka (18) __________. Hakikatnya,
melalui tidurlah, terjadinya pembentukan sel-sel
tubuh yang baharu dan perbaikan sel-sel yang rosak.
28. Semantic Analysis Approach
terjejas merosot
How are they similar
How are they different How are they different
Mereka harus sedar bahawa perbuatan berjaga
malam untuk jangka (17) __________ yang panjang
boleh menyebabkan kesihatan mereka (18)
__________.
29. Source: http://www.deliciousasianfood.com/2007/05/17/pineapple-tart-pastry/
This is my mother-in-law’s recipe for Pineapple Tart
Pastry.
Ingredients to make the pastry for the tarts
1 lb. flour
10 oz. butter
3 egg yolks
some cold water
4 teaspoon castor sugar
Method
Sift the flour and add in the castor sugar.
Learning in Context Approach
