Education has been revolutionized over the years. The most popular approach, nowadays, is what we call personalized learning and here's why it is effective.
You might be familiar of the term multiple intelligence. It is believed that each individual has their own dominant intelligence and the learning style should be designed in accordance to that intelligence to maximize learning.
Education teachers have recognized that one-size-fits all approach to learning isn't the most effective way to teach kids, Reach Capital co-founder and general partner Jennifer Carolan told the Business Insider. Hence, her recommendation of more differentiated strategies.
Billionaires Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg reportedly favors the personalized learning approach. It may seem like personalized education is a new approach towards learning but looking back, this has been already practiced in special education.
Personalized learning is when a teacher guides the students in finding what they like, what they want to learn about, what are their strengths, weaknesses and needs. This is because 21st century educators focus on helping the students take accountability and responsibility of their learning.
The once teacher-dominated, where the students just sits there and listen to what the teacher has to say, is now shifting to student-centered learning. In personalized learning, the students become the leader and the teacher becomes a facilitator, guide, activator or advisor.
It should not be feared that the teacher-student bond will matter less, a write-up published in the site Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation noted. In personalized learning, the teacher must know the student so that he or she can create a customized program -that is in line with the curriculum in a way that will cater the needs of the student and the educator won't be able to do this without fostering a deep bond with the student.
In terms of its effectiveness, a study showed that students in schools that used personalized learning made a significant progress academically compared to those who don't over the course of two school years. The result indicated that many of the students got a higher score in math and reading compared to those who do not use this educational approach.
