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Differentiated Instruction In A Standards-Based Middle School Science Classroom, Marsha Ranata Hogan
Differentiated Instruction In A Standards-Based Middle School Science Classroom, Marsha Ranata Hogan
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Middle schools in Georgia and all over the United States face unique obstacles for enhancing the academic accomplishment of an increasingly diverse group of learners. Under pressure to implement innovative research-based teaching practices to overcome these challenges, many schools and teachers adopt differentiated instruction (DI), a teaching approach designed to accommodate different learning styles and levels of ability. This study was grounded in Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences and Lev Vygotsky's zone of proximal development (ZPD) theory. The research questions investigated in this study were designed (1) to explore the perceptions of science teachers regarding how they apply DI and …