Module 4:

INDIVIDUAL
DIFFERENCES
Prepared by:
Riobelle Jean Basilio
Jenny Padsungay
 ADVANCE ORGANIZER

Individual Differences Factors

INDIV
IDUAL
DIFFE
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Classroom Strategies for Student

Diversity.
FACTORS THAT BRING ABOUT STUDENT DIVERSITY

In all learning environment, individual interact with others who are in some ways different from
them. It also comes from other factors like the following:
1. Socioeconomic status
 The millionaires lifestyle differs from that of the middle income or lower
income group.
2. Thinking/ learning style
 Some of you learn better by seeing something; others by just listening; and
still others by manipulating something.
3. Exceptionalities

 In class there maybe one who was difficulty in spoken language

comprehension or in seeing, hearing, etc.

HOW STUDENT DIVERSITY ENRICHES THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

1. Students self-awareness is enchanted by diversity.
2. Student diversity contributes to cognitive development.
“ The classroom is peculiarly the marketplace ideas.” – William J. Brennan
3. Student diversity prepares learners for their role as responsible members of society.
“ The classroom can provide more than just theory given by teacher in a lecture. With
student diversity, the classroom becomes a ’public place’ where community can be
practiced.” –Suzanne Morse
4.Student diversity can promote harmony.
SOME TIPS ON STUDENT DIVERSITY

1. Encourage learners to share their personal history and experiences.

2. Integrate learning experiences and activities which promote students multicultural and
cross-cultural awareness.
3. Aside from highlighting diversity, identify patterns of unity that transcend group
differences.
“ Every human is, at the same time, like all other humans, like some humans, and like no
other human. “ – Clyde Kluckholn cited in Wong (1991)
4. Communicate high expectations to students from all sub-groups.
5. Use varied instructional methods to accommodate student diversity in learning styles.
6. Vary the examples you use to illustrate concepts in order to provide multiple contexts
that are relevant to students from diverse backgrounds.
7. Adapt to the students diverse backgrounds and learning styles by allowing them
personal choice and decision-making opportunities concerning what they will learn and
how they will learn it.
8. Diversity your methods of assessing and evaluating student learning.
9. Purposely, form small-discussion groups of students from diverse backgrounds. You can
form groups of students with different learning styles, different culture background, etc.