Differentiation in practice: an exploratory investigation in an Australian mainstream secondary school
Differentiated instruction and its implementation in theory
Context and current study
Key guiding DI principles
Pre-planning and data collection
Scaffolded formative and summative assessment
Flexible student groupings and the classroom environment
Adaptive teaching processes
Limitations and future research
Examining the Australian educational landscape of differentiation through document analysis
Significance of the study
Research questions and aims
Theme one: differentiation is positioned for specific elements of student diversity
Theme two: upholding of the differentiation framework by Tomlinson
Theme three: Nomenclature and communication of differentiation
Limitations and future research
Conclusion and recommendations
Twenty. Other thoughts or observations.
Pedagogical reform in Australia
School leadership and differentiated instruction in Australia
Need for, and understanding of, differentiated instruction
Implementation of differentiated instruction in the school
The role of the leadership team