The Effect of Tiered Insruction on Students’ Achiviments, Learning Retainment
Abstract
This study aims to determine the effect of tiered instruction of differenciated instruction
on students’ achiviements, learning approaches and learning retainment. The research was
applied on the 5th grade students using pre, post and delayed test model. Both the experiment
and the control group composed of 84 students. An academic achievement test was tested in
terms of validity and reliability. The test was applied before, after and eight weeks later than
the instruction.To determine the students’ approaches, Learning Approaches Inventory was
applied. As a result of the research, in terms of academic achievement post-test and in terms
of academic achievement delayed-test significant difference is detected in favor of the group
on which Tiered techniques are applied. The third thypothesis was formulated to determine the
differences between the experiment and the control group.
Keywords
Differentiated Instruction,tiered instruction,learning approach.
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