Diversity_Of_Learners

Diversity Of Learners INTRODUCTION Knowledge DIVERSITY OF LEARNERS Consider this question often asked' What specific knowledge and skills should all students learn' How do we decide what is in or out of the curriculum' Should all students learn the same content, or should it differ for those with different aspirations, abilities, and interest' If we agree that we want students to have more than a temporary acquaintance with important concepts and skills, how do we modify the curriculum so that there is adequate time for in-dept learning' How do we assess that kind of learning' How do we incorporate the growing body of research that indicates that the most effective teaching strategies are highly content-specific strategies and that content and instruction are inseparable (National Research Council, 2000) Stating exactly what the curriculum is supposed to achieve is essential to defining who should learn what. Curriculum goals might include more students achieving higher scores on the statewide test or increased acceptance rates to prestigious universities. Thinking students, curriculum, should, learning, content, skills, learn, goals, time, strategies, research, knowledge, important, defining, achieve, workplace, well-informed, useful, universities, united, traditional, thoughtful, thinking, think, textbooks, test, temporary, technology, teaching, supposed, success, succeed, strategy, stating, statewide