Adaptive teaching for GCSE and A level classical literature

The new ITT Common Core Framework (CCF) for teachers expects trainee and early-career teachers to adapt their teaching to support all students in class (Department for Education, 2021). What used to be called ‘differentiation’ is now referred to as ‘adaptive teaching’ and full details of what it consists of, as far as the Department for Education in England is concerned, can be found on pages 19–20 of the CCF document. Much of the advice of that document is about supporting students with special educational needs and disabilities, about teachers’ need to recognise that different students have different levels of prior attainment and may have barriers to learning, and how different types of student grouping may affect learning in different ways. It dismisses as a ‘common misconception’ that students have different learning styles and warns against teachers creating ‘distinct tasks for different groups of pupils’ or ‘setting lower expectations for particular pupils’.

Design of diversified teaching platform of college aerobics course based on artificial intelligence

In order to improve the diversified teaching effect of a college aerobics course, effectively improve the accuracy of student grouping on the teaching platform, a diversified teaching platform of college aerobics course based on artificial intelligence is designed. First of all, it puts forward the construction idea and design process of the network teaching platform, then designs the interface and function module of the teaching platform, and finally designs the grouping function of teaching objects, so as to complete the design of the diversified teaching platform of a college aerobics course based on artificial intelligence. The experimental results show that the grouping accuracy of students on the diversified teaching platform of college aerobics course based on artificial intelligence is greater than 75%, and the average score of students studying on the platform is 74.66. This explains why the designed platform can effectively provide the accuracy of grouping and the students’ performance.

Launching PLTL for MATH: Building on the Foundation of Supplemental Instruction

The paper describes the launch of Peer-Led Team Learning for Precalculus Engineering and Math at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and the results that PLTL has had on pass rates. Historically, students placed into Precalculus, instead of being Calculus ready, have experienced higher failure rates than any other student grouping. While UTA has invested in many studies, programs and techniques that aid these underprepared students, a few strategies have emerged as being effective. These strategies have included the previous implementation of Supplemental Instruction (SI), with separate sections devoted specifically to Precalculus co-enrolled engineering-course students, peer-based instruction, and active learning activities as opposed to additional lectures. As a result of these findings, in the Fall 2020 semester, UTA combined all these strategies into a learning course integrating these best practices into a required PLTL learning lab with problem-based activities and studying practices for the engineering course and a self-selected PLTL option for the math course. The goal was to aid in increasing success rates in these classes. The students engaged in effective “study habits” and problem-based learning practices with a Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) leader. What we have found is the positive impact that PLTL has on pass rates for at-risk populations in addition to positive satisfaction surveys. This paper will show the effectiveness of PLTL by discussing success rates for the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters versus the other singular implementations from previous semesters, in this case Supplemental Instruction.

Implications Of Academic Service On Student Performance

This study aims to reveal: 1) student performance in the management education study program; 2) academic services carried out by the higher education management master's program at the University of North Sumatra; 3) whether there is an effect of educational services on student performance in the master's degree program in higher education management. The method used in this study is a survey method, namely by distributing questionnaires to respondents and describing respondents' answers qualitatively. Research Results: 1) Student performance of the UMSU Higher Education Management Masters Program, accustomed to being on time, taking notes from lecturers' explanations, actively preparing lecture materials, actively asking and answering questions, accustomed to making lecture summaries, filling out attendance lists, searching and reviewing source books, study groups, and participate in activities organized by the Study Program. 2) Administrative services have been carried out in an orderly and fair manner for 11 types of services, namely lecture scheduling, lecture preparation, lecture implementation, class determination, student grouping, lecture evaluation, thesis writing supervisor assignments, guidance process, implementation proposal seminars, thesis examination implementation, and student study completion process. All these services have been carried out satisfactorily and adequately. 3) There is a direct positive effect of administrative services on student performance in the higher education management study program. The results have significance for higher education. These findings can make academic service implications for student performance. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap: 1) kinerja mahasiswa pada program studi pendidikan manajemen; 2) pelayanan akademik yang dilaksanakan oleh program studi magister manajemen pendidikan tinggi Universitas Sumatera Utara; 3) apakah ada pengaruh pelayanan pendidikan terhadap kinerja mahasiswa pada program studi magister manajemen pendidikan tinggi. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode survei, yaitu dengan menyebarkan kuesioner kepada responden dan mendeskripsikan jawaban responden secara kualitatif. Hasil Penelitian: 1) Kinerja mahasiswa Program Studi Magister Manajemen Pendidikan Tinggi UMSU, terbiasa hadir tepat waktu, mencatat penjelasan dosen, aktif menyiapkan materi perkuliahan, aktif bertanya dan menjawab pertanyaan, terbiasa membuat ringkasan kuliah, mengisi daftar hadir, mencari dan mereview buku sumber, belajar kelompok, dan mengikuti kegiatan yang diselenggarakan oleh Program Studi. 2) Pelayanan administrasi telah dilakukan secara tertib dan adil untuk 11 jenis pelayanan yaitu penjadwalan perkuliahan, persiapan perkuliahan, pelaksanaan perkuliahan, penentuan kelas, pengelompokan mahasiswa, evaluasi perkuliahan, tugas pembimbing penulisan skripsi, proses bimbingan, seminar proposal pelaksanaan, pelaksanaan ujian tesis, dan proses penyelesaian studi mahasiswa. Semua pelayanan tersebut telah dilaksanakan dengan memuaskan dan memadai. 3) Terdapat pengaruh langsung positif pelayanan administrasi terhadap kinerja mahasiswa pada program studi manajemen pendidikan tinggi. Hasilnya memiliki arti penting bagi pendidikan tinggi. Temuan ini dapat membuat implikasi layanan akademik untuk kinerja siswa

Establishing Effective Remedial Instruction Grouping Using the Rough Set Theory and Grey Structural Modeling

In the field of education, the assessment of a student’s learning performance is based on his final course scores. Few people care about what is behind the numbers. Most of the time, the final scores represent the end of the course because students have already passed the subject. Low-level students especially, still have a lot of misconceptions, but they do not know how to make up for their poor grasp of the subject in preparation for future study. Instead of just giving students their scores, teachers are encouraged to provide remedial instruction to students for their future learning. This study aims to establish an effective method using rough set theory and grey structural modeling to determine which attributes affect students’ final scores and to cluster students accordingly. A rough set algorithm generates a set of attributes for an assessment list. Grey structural modeling (GSM) is then used to cluster students who have the same weaknesses in English. GSM changes from one dimension to two dimensions, and calculates the relative distance, so that cluster analysis can be performed. Targeted remedial instruction can then be given to each similar ability student grouping. The results revealed that through integrating the two theories, teachers could more effectively sort students into groups. Students benefit by coming to understand their weaknesses in English instead of just receiving a single score at the end of the semester, and they can learn with their peers as well. Teachers can adjust their teaching strategies and syllabus design based on the analytical results to target the students’ needs.

Obrnjeno učenje in poučevanje kot priložnost za inovativno in prožno izvajanje učnih oblik v visokošolskem izobraževanju

Quality assurance in higher education includes the question of the ratio between direct and indirect higher education teaching. The didactic innovation flipped learning and teaching, which is being intensely researched in international university settings, enables the higher education teacher to carry out student grouping in a more flexible and innovative manner. This can contribute to student’s self-regulation of study, cognitive activity, improvement of academic achievements, and more appropriate time burden. It can also facilitate student’s higher conceptions of knowledge and collaborative skills. In this article, the authors define the advantages and disadvantages of various student groupings and explain flipped learning and teaching.

Notes from experience in application of interactive teaching methods in university settings

Both theory and practise agree that, in order to achieve numerous advantages of interactive teaching, it is crucial that teachers and students have experience in interactive work and posses some social competencies. Interactive teaching are ineffective when teachers lack pedagogical knowledge and experiences and when students unaccustomed to interaction in class. That is why this paper presents the most important experiences in interactive teaching practise in a university environment, shows examples of good practice and points out the most common challenges that teachers may face. Teaching techniques that enable a smooth flow of interaction and enable better effects in the field of learning are offered. The paper recommends techniques of “breaking the ice”, building trust, and the gradual introduction of interaction from working in pairs, from smaller to larger groups. The paper further recommends student grouping techniques, which serve as a mechanism for improving the quality of interaction and finally present ideas and experiences for guiding simulations and role plays as one of the most effective interactive methods.