Non-Fiction Text: A New Approach to Personalised Learning

Tasks

1. Inferencing:

Activities: Inference Questions

 Study the open-ended inference questions related to the text.

o What can we infer about the challenges facing education based on the text?
o What is the significance of the ISEE report's release during the COVID-19
pandemic?"
o How does the text imply that personalized education may contribute to the
development of more resilient and sustainable education systems during times of
crisis?
o What might the text suggest about the reasons why over 80% of teachers, parents,
and students are interested in personalized education, as mentioned by the Co-
Chairs of the ISEE Assessment Report?

 Read the text carefully, keeping the inference questions in mind.

 Underline or highlight relevant portions of the text that provide evidence or clues to answer
the questions.

2. Sequencing
Activity: Timeline Creation

 Read the text and identify key events or ideas presented in chronological order.
 Using the timeline given below, place these events or ideas that marked major
milestone in Personalize Education on the timeline in the correct sequence, including
any dates mentioned in the text.
 Annotate the timeline with brief descriptions for each event.
 The first event is given below.

Timeline : Major Milestones in Personalized Education

Year/ Time/ Period Events / Ideas

Traditional Education Systems

Pre-2020
Limited Personalization
2020

3. Drawing Conclusions:
Activity:

 What conclusions can you draw about the impact of personalized education
on refugee children's access to school?" Provide evidence from the text to
support your conclusions.
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4. Identifying Cause and Effect:

Activity:

 What are the causes and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on education
progress, as mentioned in the text? Create cause-and-effect diagrams to
visualize these relationships.

5. Evaluating:
Activity:

 Divide the class into 7 groups and each group will take one of the seven key
messages from the text.
 Discuss its significance and potential impact on education.
 Each group should present their evaluation to the class.
6. Summarizing:
Activity:

 Write a concise summary of the text in your own words. The summary
should capture the main points, key ideas, and the purpose of the text.

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7. Critical Thinking and Reflection:

Activity:

What do you think of the challenges that might arise in implementing personalized
education on a large scale? Think critically and provide well-reasoned responses.