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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

leistungsdifferenzierter Unterricht

English translation:

differentiated instruction

Added to glossary by Mary Burdman
Jan 15 20:36
4 mos ago
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German term

leistungsdifferenzierter Unterricht

German to English Social Sciences Education / Pedagogy Teaching methods
German term or phrase: leistungsdifferenzierter Unterricht
This is in a German academic report.

"sofern kein **leistungsdifferenzierter Unterricht** stattfindet...."

Is there an English pedagogical term for this?
Proposed translations (English)
3 differentiated instruction
3 +3 ability-based teaching
4 +1 mixed-ability / mixed-attainment teaching
3 +1 differentiation / adaptive teaching

Discussion

Peter Moss-Métra Jan 31:
I assume this means that the teaching is modified depending on the ability of the pupil. In mixed ability groups, great emphais is placed on "differentiation", ie targeted teaching and exercises. In sum: "differentiated teaching".
Björn Vrooman Jan 16:
Apologies to Maja... ...for misspelling her name (corrected it). Am occupied with something else, so this probably wasn't the best time to write three posts in a row.

Have a wonderful evening, all of you
Björn Vrooman Jan 16:
I wish... ...you could share a bit more of the context; I don't know why they'd use a term here besides "personalisiertes/individualisiertes Lernen." Even the city of Berlin (where I disagree with Moritz) isn't interpreting it that broadly. German teachers have, quite frankly, neither the time nor the strength mostly for an approach that requires a lot of effort be put into it (we got a teacher shortage here anyway).

If it fits your context, OK. I just don't know if that makes it a good glossary entry this time (not trying to be rude, but I use ProZ sometimes for work reasons and I typically need some kind of mental note in the d-box or wherever so when I look for a word, I know there may be other meanings to it).

Best of luck!
Björn Vrooman Jan 16:
Maja's 2nd link:
"Whenever a teacher reaches out to an individual or small group to vary his or her teaching in order to create the best learning experience possible, that teacher is differentiating instruction."

Moritz's 2nd: "The approach emphasises the need for teachers to personalise learning for their pupils..."

"Leistungsdifferenzierter Unterricht" isn't tailored to individuals; to groups maybe, though there are typically only two of them (even if "innere Differenzierung," which then means "Unterricht beider Kurse im Klassenverband"; see the following link in German).

And it is true that "Innere Differenzierung" and "Binnendifferenzierung" can be part of "differentiated instruction," but "äußere Differenzierung" isn't. See, for example, the table at https://eur.rheine.schule/leistungsdifferenzierter-unterrich...

And another US uni link besides the Vanderbilt one at the beginning:
"Differentiated instruction is the practice of developing an understanding of how each student learns best, and then tailoring instruction to meet students’ individual needs."
https://onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu/differentiated-instructio...

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Björn Vrooman Jan 16:
@Mary As said below, differentiated instruction (as well as adaptive teaching) is "personalisiertes Lernen" in German:
"Die Unschärfe und Vielschichtigkeit des Konstrukts ‚personalisiertes Lernen‘ wird allseits beklagt“, hält Schaumburg (2021, S. 136) fest. Menschen meinen, unter einem Begriff etwas zu verstehen, tun dies aber aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven mit voneinander variierenden Akzenten. Dabei vermischen sich verschiedene Zugänge: Individualisierung, Innere Differenzierung und Binnendifferenzierung sind drei in diesem Kontext zu sehende didaktisch-methodische Zugänge im deutschsprachigen Raum; im englischsprachigen Raum stehen student-centered education, adaptive classrooms, instruction for self-regulated learning (vgl. Stebler, Pauli & Reusser 2018)."
https://www.friedrich-verlag.de/friedrich-plus/schule-paedag...

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Mary Burdman (asker) Jan 16:
Differentiated instruction Thanks for the contributions. I think this is the 'generally accepted' pedagogical term in US English, based on several Internet searches. It does mean 'ability-based teaching,' but I'm using this term.
Björn Vrooman Jan 15:
Aha! Found an 8th grader "Zeugnis":
https://www.boeser-wolf.schule.de/allemagne-pour-enfants/eco...

Footnote 2: "...sofern noch kein leistungsdifferenzierter Unterricht stattfindet, wird keine G-Note [see below] ausgewiesen..."

What they want to say is that there aren't any tiers (UK)...
"For those less familiar with the detail of GCSE maths, there are two tiers: foundation and higher. Each tier is targeted at a range of the new numerical grades: 9 to 4 on the higher tier (with a ‘safety net’ grade 3 for students scoring a small number of marks below grade 4), and 5 to 1 on the foundation tier."
https://ofqual.blog.gov.uk/2017/02/10/gcse-maths-choosing-th...

...or most likely Achievement Levels (US)...
"Specific definitions of the NAEP Basic, NAEP Proficient, and NAEP Advanced achievement levels for grades 4, 8, and 12 are presented in the tables that follow."
https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/mathematics/achieve.as...

specified. Possibly, also https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-resurgence-of-ability...

Best
Björn Vrooman Jan 15:
See also... "Leistungsdifferenzierter Unterricht wird an der Integrierten Sekundarschule und an der Gemeinschaftsschule in den Fächern Mathematik und erste Fremdsprache ab Jahrgangsstufe 7 erteilt.

In Deutsch sowie in mindestens einem naturwissenschaftlichen Fach beginnt er spätestens ab Jahrgangsstufe 9; soll nur ein naturwissenschaftliches Fach leistungsdifferenziert unterrichtet werden, muss es Physik oder Chemie sein."
https://www.schulgesetz-berlin.de/berlin/sekundarstufe-i-ver...

Or:
"äußere Differenzierung in E- und G-Kurse in den Jahrgängen 7-10"
https://www.brecht-oberschule.de/faecher/mathematik

What I was talking about below; you have two different "ability levels" and each student will be put into the E (or GK) or G (or LK) group.

Here's an old ProZ Q about it, though I'm not sure how much help it is:
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/german-to-english/education-pedag...
Björn Vrooman Jan 15:
This is... ..."leistungsdifferenzierter Unterricht," unless the context is different for some reason.
"Je nach den individuellen Lernmöglichkeiten gibt es in den Klassenstufen 7 bis 10 leistungsdifferenzierte Kurse in Teilungsgruppen. Diese Organisationsform des Unterrichts gibt es in den Kernfächern Deutsch, Mathematik und Englisch sowie in den naturwissenschaftlichen Fächern Biologie, Physik und Chemie. In diesen Kursen wird auf mindestens zwei verschiedenen Niveaustufen unterrichtet. Der restliche Unterricht findet im Klassenverband statt."
https://www.kopernikus-oberschule.de/index.php/mittelstufe-7

In Germany, you got "Grundkurse" and "Leistungskurse" for that reason.

Best wishes
Björn Vrooman Jan 15:
Erm... "Differentiated instruction" is "personalisiertes Lernen"; it doesn't seem to have anything to do with what you're asking about:
"Mr. Shelton learns that differentiated instruction is an approach whereby teachers adjust their curriculum and instruction to maximize the learning of all students: average learners, English language learners, struggling students, students with learning disabilities, and gifted and talented students. Differentiated instruction is not a single strategy but rather a framework that teachers can use to implement a variety of strategies, many of which are evidence-based."
https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/di/cresource/q1/p...
Maja_K Jan 15:
@Mary Cheers!
Mary Burdman (asker) Jan 15:
Differentiated instruction I was referring to Maja's 'differentiated instruction.' An internet search yields tons of responses - this must be the 'official' pedagogical term. Thank you.
Mary Burdman (asker) Jan 15:
Thank you! This appears to be the correct pedagogical term.

Proposed translations

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differentiated instruction

https://0.academia-photos.com/attachment_thumbnails/64750486...

https://www.readingrockets.org/topics/differentiated-instruc...

ALTHOUGH here you can find a "literal" translation of the expression (which I wouldn't want to use): https://www.bilingo-campus.eu/secondary-level-i

"From grade 8 onwards, German is also taught in a performance-differentiated way."
Peer comment(s):
neutral Björn Vrooman : Did more research. Could be if "Binnendifferenzierung," though even the KMK typically interprets it as "äußere" LD. Also, it's a negative clause, i.e., you seem to suggest no differentiation has taken place at all. Makes little sense unless elementary.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Maja. Very useful."
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ability-based teaching

Simply a suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
agree Adrian MM. : This is close to what it means in Austria www.jusline.at/gesetz/schug/paragraf/31b
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agree Manuela Junghans
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agree Gabriella Bertelmann : excellent link, thank yoiu
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differentiation / adaptive teaching

I taught for 12 years in London schools and we always just talked about “differentiation”.

According to the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) the term "differentiation" is about to be / has already been replaced though:

“Over the past few years, ‘differentiation’ has become an increasingly unpopular term in teaching…

If ‘differentiation’ comes with too much baggage, it may be timely to move forward with new terminology and ideas. The term ‘adaptive teaching’, especially as set out in the Early Career Framework, resets our expectations about what it means to differentiate, and it offers a more helpful and practical model.”
https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/moving-from...

The latest term therefore seems to be “adaptive teaching”, which TES (Times educational supplement) defines as…

“Adaptive teaching involves continuously assessing the strengths and needs of learners and adapting the pedagogy accordingly, through, for example, providing different levels of support, using different resources or adjusting the pace of instruction.”

https://www.tes.com/magazine/tes-explains/what-is-adaptive-t...

It seems to cover what “leistungsdifferenzierter Unterricht” is:

“Die Leistungsdifferenzierung kann in Form der Binnendifferenzierung in gemeinsamen Lerngruppen oder mit Ausnahme der Gemeinschaftsschule in Kursen der äußeren Fachleistungsdifferenzierung gemäß dem jeweiligen im Schulprogramm verankerten Differenzierungskonzept der Schule durchgeführt werden; für die jeweiligen Fächer können auch unterschiedliche Differenzierungsformen gewählt werden.”

https://www.schulgesetz-berlin.de/berlin/sekundarstufe-i-ver...


Example sentence:

Adaptive teaching is a promising approach to providing quality education to all students.

What is adaptive teaching and why is it so important?

Reference:

https://thirdspacelearning.com/blog/adaptive-teaching/

https://nationalcollege.com/news/what-is-adaptive-teaching-and-why-is-it-so-important

Peer comment(s):
agree Gabriella Bertelmann : excellent reply, thank you
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neutral Björn Vrooman : See above. Agree when it comes to "Binnendifferenzierung"; I do wonder what you'd have chosen for "äußere Leistungsdifferenzierung." Thought it was "tiered," but I don't know the UK system well enough.
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mixed-ability / mixed-attainment teaching

Learners’ attitudes to mixed-attainment grouping
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02671522.2018.1...

Developing best practice in mixed attainment English teaching
https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10109246/1/Mixed attai...

Mixed attainment mathematics
https://www.mixedattainmentmaths.com/blog

Mixed-ability classes
https://shaneschools.com/mixed-ability-classes-factors-chall...

Teaching mixed-ability classes
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/professional-development/...


("Ability-based learning"? Maybe. But "ability-based teaching" might be misread as "teaching based on the ability of the teacher")
Peer comment(s):
agree Björn Vrooman : Didn't get you suggested something for the entire phrase (+ "kein") =( One Education Endowment Foundation talks about "differentiation techniques" (Binnen...) in connection with (mixed-attainment) groups (=keine äußere LD), so this is good, IMO.
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