"Evaluate 3.1.1 Differentiation" Quest

"Evaluate 3.1.1 Differentiation" Quest

Below is an excerpt from my ePortfolio where I used the data of analysis to pair students for an activity based on rubric achievements.

Identifying the individual needs of students can lead to greater overall success in a particular course. Needs can be determined by looking at data provided by any assessment, keeping in mind what is being assessed and how it is being assessed. I love that in our LMS, the teacher can conditionally release a News item to correspond with specific performance. If a student does exceptionally well on an assessment, a News item congratulating them by name would be appropriate. If a student does not seem to have mastered the content, a News item sending them extra help in the form of links, video, or extra exercises presented in a different way could manifest itself on their course home page. If a student continuously performs poorly on a certain type of assessment, a News item for differentiation on that assignment could pop up in his/her feed. If a student seems to falter on quizzes yet soars when asked to do a project based assessment, perhaps the teacher could switch the order of assignments due so that the student does the project based assessment first to solidify knowledge before being asked to pass a quiz or test. All of these variables make on line learning a better environment for individualization and differentiation because it is easier for the teacher to manage and because students are typically not aware of the special attention they can receive.