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Is Need-Based Action Possible for Each Child?: Preschool Teachers’ Differentiated Instruction Within Multicultural Classrooms
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2024-10-01
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Demirci, Zeliha
Öztürk, Gökhan
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Differentiated instruction (DI) is a teaching philosophy which addresses the learning needs of individual children. This multiple case study aimed to investigate the extent preschool teachers differentiated content, process, assessment, and learning environment within multicultural classrooms. Four early childhood teachers’ experiences were examined through observations, interviews, photographs, and field notes. It was found teachers used multiple strategies to differentiate their instructional process and content. Strategies of demonstration, providing physical support, peer observation, or repeating directions were prominent for concrete learning. Also, it was determined that teachers implemented several strategies such as using visual materials and activities, and/or diversifying the types of activities for similar topics to differentiate educational content in multicultural classrooms. Moreover, teachers used a limited number of strategies including managing time and resources flexibly as a means of differentiating the learning environment. Similarly, they rarely reported, norwere observed to differentiate assessment. Thus, teachers’ differentiated practices, especiallythose based on learning environment and assessment, should be developed with effective educational policies. Overall, the value of this study is undeniable in terms of providing a perspective to be able to handle these challenges of educators in implementing culturally responsive education in different countries.
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-024-01753-2
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/111861
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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION JOURNAL
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-024-01753-2
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Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Article
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Z. Demirci and G. Öztürk, “Is Need-Based Action Possible for Each Child?: Preschool Teachers’ Differentiated Instruction Within Multicultural Classrooms,”
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION JOURNAL
, vol. 0, no. 0, pp. 0–0, 2024, Accessed: 00, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-024-01753-2.