Enseñanza adaptativa: repensando la naturaleza del aprendizaje en las escuelas.

Escritores

Hanna Dumont

Profesor del Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de Potsdam.

Tania Jenkins

Science communicator, catta gmbh

Cada niño aprende diferente. This individual process is affected by a range of factors, including prior knowledge, ability and motivación. It is also dynamic and changes over the course of someone’s lifetime. So what can teachers do to accommodate the needs of each individual student?

If you are a teacher, you probably know that not all students respond equally well to the same instruction. Some students are able to solve a problem on their own, whereas others may need more guidance. One promising approach to meet the individual needs of students is enseñanza adaptativa.

In adaptive teaching, the teacher’s role is to monitor each child’s learning and to adjust instruction as necessary. The more competent a student becomes, the less guidance the teacher needs to provide.

A variety of methods have proved effective in this context. Project-based learning, classroom discussion, aprendizaje cooperativo, and demonstrations, as well as using diverse learning materials, are all examples of methods used in adaptive teaching.

This sounds great for students, but what about the teacher? Doesn’t this approach place an enormous burden on them?

Mira este vídeo para aprender. about ways to make adaptive teaching a reality – while ensuring that teachers have the el apoyo que necesitan – and why adaptive teaching implies rethinking the nature of teaching and learning in schools.