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Teaching English in Mixed-ability Classrooms. Some teachers' thoughts on responding to the needs of all learners
Malmö högskola, School of Teacher Education (LUT).
Malmö högskola, School of Teacher Education (LUT).
2006 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Vårt syfte var att undersöka några lärares tankar om hur det är att tillmötesgå elevers behov i en context präglad av olika kunskapsnivåer. Vi lyssnade genom semi-structurerade intervjuer på erfarna lärare och analyserade deras olika sätt att närma sig klassrum innehållandes olika kunskapsnivåer. Vi intervjuade tre engelsk lärare från ett högstadium och fyra lärare från en gymnasie skola. Våra iakttagelser visar att varierad undervisning är det bästa sättet att möta alla elevers behov och att det är nödvändigt att ha extra material till både avancerade elever och svagare elever. Våra intervjuer framhävde också vikten av kontinuerlig bedömning och behovet att individualisera så mycket som möjligt . Det finns en mängd strategier som kan genomföras för att möta varje elevs behov men ingen method garanterar, dessvärre, alla elevers utveckling och framgång när det gäller inlärning.

Abstract [en]

Our aim was to investigate teachers’ perceptions on how they meet pupils’ needs in a mixed-ability context. Through semi-structured interviews, we listened to experienced teachers and analyzed their different ways of approaching mixed-ability classrooms. We interviewed three teachers of English from a secondary school and four from an upper secondary school. Our findings show that varied instruction is the best way to meet all pupils’ needs and that it is necessary to have extra materials for both advanced and less able students. Our interviewees also highlighted the importance of continuous assessment and the need to individualize as much as possible. There is a variety of strategies that can be put into practice in order to meet all pupils’ needs, but unfortunately, no “magic method” guarantees every pupil’s development and success with regard to learning.

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Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen , 2006.
Keywords [sv]
mixed-ability, student's needs, individualization, development
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Social Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-32836Local ID: 1954OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-32836DiVA, id: diva2:1494650
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LS Lärarutbildning: Moderna språk (engelska)
Available from: 2020-11-04 Created: 2020-11-04 Last updated: 2022-06-27Bibliographically approved

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