Understanding what interests learners is a key strategy for designing differentiated instruction and assessment.

Understanding what interests learners is a key strategy for designing differentiated instruction and assessment. Interest surveys are a method for collecting feedback from learners to inform instructional choices. An interest survey provides learners with a voice in how they learn best and what their needs, interests, and preferences are. For this activity, you will practice creating strategic, well-crafted survey questions that could be used to discover the interests of learners for effective differentiation.

Prepare:

Review Chapter 6: Differentiating in Response to Student InterestLinks to an external site..

Read Chapter 7: Differentiating in Response to Student Learning ProfileLinks to an external site..

Watch the video Methods 101: Question WordingLinks to an external site. from the Pew Research Center.

Write:

In your post,

Create a survey with at least five questions that will provide insightful information both about the learners’ learning preferences and the learners’ learning interests.

Explain how each question is thoughtfully designed to provide insightful information both about learners’ learning preferences and the learners’ learning interests.

Explain how each question is related to the big idea on your Instructional Plan Template.

Explain how each question could promote differentiated instruction and assessment.