Browsing by Author "Matzin, Rohani"

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    Facilitating differentiated instruction in a multi-grade setting : the case of a small school
    (2021-04-26) Shareefa, Mariyam; Moosa, Visal; Matzin, Rohani; Abdulla, Nor Zaiham Midwati; Jawawi, Rosmawijah
    Education literature often reports about the challenge-prone nature of both multi-grade teaching (MGT) and differentiated instruction (DI). This article explored the factors that expedited implementation of DI in a small rural school which practised MGT. Participants of this case study were the principal and three elementary teachers of the selected school. Using semi-structured interview, classroom observation, and document analysis, the possibilities and challenges for DI implementation were examined, analysed, and described. The findings revealed four major factors that facilitated successful implementation of DI. These are teachers’ positive perception, teachers’ knowledge, support and advocacy of school management, and the choice of instructional setup employed. The findings also indicated lack of time and teachers’ high workload as challenges to teachers’ efforts for DI implementation. The findings imply that favourable conditions within schools can facilitate DI in a multi-grade setting, even in the presence of certain challenges.
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    Mainstream and special education teachers' implementation of differentiated instruction
    (2019) Shareefa, Mariyam; Jawawi, Rosmawijah; Abdullah, Nor Zaiham Midwati; Matzin, Rohani
    This study examines the difference between mainstream teachers and Special Education Needs (SEN) teachers’ implementation of Differentiated Instruction (DI) in Maldivian schools. A total of 64 teachers (32 mainstream teachers and 32 SEN teachers) were randomly selected, and data were collected using survey (N= 64) and classroom observation (N= 8). Independent sample t-test was adopted to analyse survey data, while mean scores of the rating scale were used to analyse observation checklist. Findings revealed that there is no significant difference between the two groups of teachers’ implementations. Both mainstream teachers and SEN teachers adopt DI at a very low level. Hence, findings suggest that despite the special training, and the importance of DI to SEN students, SEN teachers did not implement DI at any higher level than mainstream teachers. Therefore, a review of training programs conducted for both mainstream teachers and SEN teachers are found necessary.