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Differenzierung

differentiation (of teaching)

noun di-fe-ren-TSEE-rung Rare
People & Society Education

Also means

differentiation, distinction

Usage Note

Differenzierung in pedagogy is adapting teaching methods and tasks to the varying abilities of pupils in a class. Innere Differenzierung means varying tasks within a lesson; äußere Differenzierung means grouping pupils by level.

Examples

"Durch gezielte Differenzierung können Lehrkräfte leistungsstarke und leistungsschwache Schüler gleichzeitig fördern."

Natural Translation

Through targeted differentiation, teachers can support both high-performing and struggling pupils simultaneously.

Literal Translation

Through targeted differentiation teachers can support performance-strong and performance-weak pupils simultaneously.

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