Understanding Diversity
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It means
looking at Recognizing the
each group or individual
student’s differences that
unique profile we see in our
students
There’s something
wrong…he’s different Abnormal
Kalu -oy UNDERSTAND
man sila DIVERSITY
Ohhh..she
looks creepy
a mainstream culture that
encourages, values and promotes
tolerance for individual differences
and inclusion.
Figure 1.Loden’s Diversity wheel
SOURCES OF LEARNER DIVERSITY
CULTURE
Attitudes and Values
Child-Adult
Interaction
SOCIOECONOMIC
STATUS
Basic Needs and GENDER
Experiences Role Identity
Parent Involvement
Stereotype Threat
Attitudes and Values
Learner
Diversity
LEARNING STYLE
Visual, Audion LANGUAGE
Kinesthetic, Tactile Dialect
1.CULTURE – is an important consideration in understanding learner diversity. Think about the
clothes you wear, the music you like, the food you prefer. These and your other family patterns are
all part of your culture.
Attitudes and Values
Child-Adult Interaction Table 1. Cultural Considerations Influencing Learning
2. GENDER – gender differences is another important consideration in understanding diversity.
Role Identity
Stereotype Threats
3. LANGUAGE
Dialect
Your dialect can also make you different from the rest. How different is your speech intonation,
pronunciation, and rhythm from your classmates? No matter how hard you try to imitate a
second language speaker, e.g. English, there will always remain a trace of your mother
tongue, the language you grow up with. Language makes a Bisaya different from a Tagalog
or an Ilocano, or any other native.
4. SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS – over time, this has been considered in relation to school performance
and behavior.
Parent Involvement
Differences in behavior are attributed to the extent parents are involved in their child’s
development.
Basic Needs and Experiences
It refers on how basic needs are met and the provision of stimulating and developmentally
appropriate experiences.
5. LEARNING STYLE – if we advocate that every child matters we have also to pay attention to the
differences in the learning style, motivations and needs of the students.
Learning styles
These are the preferences individuals demonstrate in the ways in which they concentrate, process,
internalize and retain academic information. If we recognize the learning styles of our students, we
are given opportunities to recognize the learning styles of our students; we are given opportunities
to recognize students and the differences in learning between them. This recognition helps us
create ways for them to become effective learners.
LEGAL MANDATES AND POLICIES SPELLED OUT BY THE CONSTITUTION. DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND OTHER AGENCIES PARTICULARLY, THE UNESCO
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA):
Guarantees free appropriate public education (FAPE) for students with disabilities.
Mandates Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) tailored to each student's needs.
Ensures the least restrictive environment (LRE), meaning students should be educated with
non-disabled peers as much as possible.
Education Act of 1982 and 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines, Art. XIV, Sec.
5, par. 5
The Global Movement for Education for All (1990) and Salamanca Statement and
Framework for Action (1994)
The Philippine in a significant conference and in the Dakar Framework 2000
Philippine Education Act for All 2015 National Action Plan
Republic Act 7277, otherwise known as Magna Carta for Disabled Persons
DEPED ORDER 72, S. 2009 – No Child Left Behind Policy
Republic Act (RA) 11650- “Instituting a Policy of Inclusion and Services for
Learners with Disabilities in Support of Inclusive Education Act,”
