At the Dunputh Lallah SSS, the students’ abilities vary from one another. Since no two individual can be the same in terms of their language setting, learning pace, learning ability and motivation, it is admirable but impracticable to believe that our classrooms can be identical with respect to those aspects, no matter the school we teach in. A mixed ability class is one in which the students are of different abilities, who thus progress at different rates. There are different reasons which contribute to being a mixed ability class:
1. Difference in motivation whereby the highly motivated student makes more progress than the unenthusiastic one
2. Difference in physical ability like students who have auditory problems, cannot move around very easily and dyslexic students will be an inconvenience
3. Difference in personality also plays a vital role in the way that outgoing learners will make faster progress than those who are afraid to talk in class for fear of making mistakes
4. Difference in the proffered learning styles as some students learn best when they see something written on the whiteboard, others will prefer lecturing, and some will learn best while doing something by themselves. If the lesson planning is predisposed to one teaching or one type of activity, some students will be at a disadvantage
5. Difference in interests like the …show more content…
It is also important to test the prior knowledge of our students. Dealing with mixed ability classes can be quite problematic for effective learning to take place since being a teacher, our aim is to reach all of our learners. Being in a mixed ability class, the students can help each other and provide encouragement and support for their less able peers by their example (Findlay & Bryan, 1975; Reid et al., 1982; Eilam & Finegold,
1. Difference in motivation whereby the highly motivated student makes more progress than the unenthusiastic one
2. Difference in physical ability like students who have auditory problems, cannot move around very easily and dyslexic students will be an inconvenience
3. Difference in personality also plays a vital role in the way that outgoing learners will make faster progress than those who are afraid to talk in class for fear of making mistakes
4. Difference in the proffered learning styles as some students learn best when they see something written on the whiteboard, others will prefer lecturing, and some will learn best while doing something by themselves. If the lesson planning is predisposed to one teaching or one type of activity, some students will be at a disadvantage
5. Difference in interests like the …show more content…
It is also important to test the prior knowledge of our students. Dealing with mixed ability classes can be quite problematic for effective learning to take place since being a teacher, our aim is to reach all of our learners. Being in a mixed ability class, the students can help each other and provide encouragement and support for their less able peers by their example (Findlay & Bryan, 1975; Reid et al., 1982; Eilam & Finegold,