Developing differentiation practices: meeting the needs of pupils and teachers

Curriculum Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-104

  Simpson, Mary ^a  

^a Northern College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Formative assessment; Learners' needs; Matching tasks; Pupil perceptions; Teachers' needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 10244274552     PISSN: 09585176     EISSN: 14693704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585176.1997.11070763     Document Type: Article

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