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A REVIEW OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR DIVERSE LEARNERS

14 Pages : 142-150

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2024(IX-III).14      10.31703/grr.2024(IX-III).14      Published : Sep 2024

A Review of the Effectiveness of Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners

    We see diversity in our classrooms. The learners are diverse in their age, race, socio-economic and geographical background, gender, academic and social skills, and physical state. To deal with all this diversity, a teacher has to be equipped with different pedagogical skills and approaches. The main objective of this review was to point out effective teaching strategies for diverse learners. The researcher used Google Scholar as a key search engine and searched articles and books related to the topic of the study by using different keywords. The researcher set the range for the search of relevant material from 2020 to date. The effective teaching strategies included the usage of technology, integration of projects and extracurricular activities in curricula, adaptation of inclusive education and assessment, development of collaboration enhancement of counseling center in the school, focus on individualized and differentiated learning, and ensuring peer learning.

    Diverse Learners; Teaching Strategies; Pedagogical Skills; Inclusive Education
    (1) Muhammad Tahir Khan Farooqi
    Associate Professor & Chairperson, Department of Educational Research and Assessment, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Sajida Kanwal
    PhD Scholar, Faculty of Education, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Mohsin Ali Hasrat
    PhD Scholar, Faculty of Education, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    APA : Farooqi, M. T. K., Kanwal, S., & Hasrat, M. A. (2024). A Review of the Effectiveness of Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners. Global Regional Review, IX(III), 142-150. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2024(IX-III).14
    CHICAGO : Farooqi, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Sajida Kanwal, and Mohsin Ali Hasrat. 2024. "A Review of the Effectiveness of Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners." Global Regional Review, IX (III): 142-150 doi: 10.31703/grr.2024(IX-III).14
    HARVARD : FAROOQI, M. T. K., KANWAL, S. & HASRAT, M. A. 2024. A Review of the Effectiveness of Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners. Global Regional Review, IX, 142-150.
    MHRA : Farooqi, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Sajida Kanwal, and Mohsin Ali Hasrat. 2024. "A Review of the Effectiveness of Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners." Global Regional Review, IX: 142-150
    MLA : Farooqi, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Sajida Kanwal, and Mohsin Ali Hasrat. "A Review of the Effectiveness of Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners." Global Regional Review, IX.III (2024): 142-150 Print.
    OXFORD : Farooqi, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Kanwal, Sajida, and Hasrat, Mohsin Ali (2024), "A Review of the Effectiveness of Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners", Global Regional Review, IX (III), 142-150
    TURABIAN : Farooqi, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Sajida Kanwal, and Mohsin Ali Hasrat. "A Review of the Effectiveness of Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners." Global Regional Review IX, no. III (2024): 142-150. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2024(IX-III).14