Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Differentiation We differentiate assignments and assessments that we give to students. However, when state mandated tests are given all students take the same test that asks them the same questions. This is not differentiation. If we are to differentiate to meet needs of students, why aren't standardized tests differentiated as well? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) My answer is not necessarily a solution, but a way to rationalize through the frustration of standardized testing. We differentiate in our classroom to accommodate the many learning styles that sit in our room. Our end goals for the students are ultimately the same, though. It is our job to bring them to that same successful end however we can get them there. This theory doesn't embrace the idea that assessment could/should be differentiated as well, but it's a way to validate the use of differentiated instruction in a standardized testing world.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: This response was not a solution. Rated On: March 12, 2015 4:38 am Rated By: yTuGub