AGIS Conference 2019

Differentiation has become the global approach to addressing the needs of a wide variety of learners, as it promotes equity in the mixed ability classroom and focuses on best practice instruction (Tomlinson, 1999, 2001; UNESCO, 2004). Differentiation is about modifying learning experiences so that all students have the opportunity to engage in the learning process at their optimum level, and in the case of high ability students, it should be as qualitatively different as their level of ability requires. Rogers (2007) warns that there is no single practice or panacea that will work in every school setting and with every highly able learner and therefore, good practice will reflect multiple research-based strategies and pedagogical structures, which align with a school’s current philosophy, staff and community.