Vast majorities prefer tailored instruction over whole group instruction, but only a minority think schools currently do a good job supporting learner variability¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2024: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? 79 percent of parents, 80 percent of the general public, and 86 percent of teachers see tailored instruction as the better way for students to learn. → Digital Promise Global 2019 q2 i? Only 35 percent of the general public, 42 percent of parents, and 53 percent of teachers think public schools do an excellent or good job supporting learner variability. → Digital Promise Global 2019 (2)

Evidence¶

Digital Promise Global 2019¶

Digital Promise Global (2019). Learning in the 21st Century: How the American Public, Parents, and Teachers View Students’ Potential and Their Learning Experience. Digital Promise Global: Washington, DC. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/32480546-27ed-4785-8703-bf66b74f6bfd doi:10.51388/20.500.12265/66

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Survey preference question contrasting whole group instruction with tailored instruction; respondents chose tailored instruction as "the “better way for students to learn.”" More than six in 10 felt that way strongly, including 67 percent of teachers.

"Vast majorities—79 percent of parents, 80 percent of the general public, and 86 percent of teachers surveyed—see tailored instruction as the “better way for students to learn.”"

Digital Promise Global 2019 (2)¶

Digital Promise Global (2019). Learning in the 21st Century: How the American Public, Parents, and Teachers View Students’ Potential and Their Learning Experience. Digital Promise Global: Washington, DC. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/32480546-27ed-4785-8703-bf66b74f6bfd

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Survey ratings of local schools' support for learner variability found "comparatively few think public schools currently do an excellent or good job"; only 20 to 39 percent across groups believed tailored instruction is commonly used in schools today.

"Yet, comparatively few think public schools currently do an excellent or good job supporting learner variability—35 percent of the general public, 42 percent of parents, and 53 percent of teachers ."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Large majorities believe most students are capable of high achievement, but only 19 to 29 percent say most students currently reach high levels, producing gaps of 46 to 61 points — related
• Roughly eight in ten of the public, parents, and teachers perceive a great deal or good amount of learner variability across students and across school subjects — related
• Support for tax-funded tailored instruction is wide but shallow, with paying for adequate staff seen as the major barrier, cited by 86 percent of teachers — related