Student Diversity

Individual Differences
 Individual Differences
(Student Diversity)

Individual Differences Benefits of Diversity in Classroom Strategies

Factors the Classroom for Student Diversity
Factors that Bring about Student Diversity

1. Socioeconomic status

2. Thinking/learning style

3. Exceptionalities
How Student Diversity Enriches the
Learning Environment
1. Students' self-awareness is enhanced by diversity.
Exposing students to others with diverse backgrounds
and experiences also serves to help students focus on their
awareness of themselves.
2. Student diversity contributes to cognitive development.
The opportunity to gain access to the perspectives of
peers and to learn from other students, rather than the
instructor only.
3. Student diversity prepares learners for their role as
responsible members of society.
“The classroom can provide more than just theory given
by the teacher in a lecture. With student diversity, the
classroom becomes a 'public place' where community can
be practiced.
4. Student diversity can promote harmony.
It can become a vehicle for promoting harmonious race
relations. (Interaction and collaboration)
Some Tips on Student Diversity
1. Encourage learners to share their personal history and
experiences.

2. Integrate learning experiences and activities which

promote students' multicultural and cross-cultural
awareness.
3. Aside from highlighting diversity, identify patterns of unity
that transcends group differences.

4. Communicate high expectations to students from all

subgroups.
5. Use varied instructional methods to accomodate student
diversity in learning styles.

6. Vary the examples you use to illustrate concepts in order

to provide multiple contexts that are relevant to students
from diverse backgrounds.
7. Adapt to the students' diverse backgrounsd and
learning styles by allowing them personal choice and
decision-making opportunities concerning what they will
learn and how they will learn it.

8. Diversify your methods of assessing and evaluating

student learning.
9. Purposely, form small-discussion groups of students from
diverse backgrounds. You can form groups of students with
different learning styles, different cultural background, etc.