Abstract

VARGAS-PARRA, Marolly Andrea; RODRIGUEZ-OREJUELA, Javier Armando  and  HERRERA-MOSQUERA, Leonardo. Promotion of Differentiated Instruction Through a Virtual Learning Environment. Folios [online]. 2018, n.47, pp.165-177. ISSN 0123-4870.

This qualitative action research intends to analyze the effects of differentiated instruction (DI) administered through a virtual learning environment (VLE) on students' English learning process. Differentiated instruction is understood as an approach that aims to foster every student's potential by taking into account their level of readiness, learning styles, multiple intelligences and interests. A group of 29 students from a private school participated in this research study. Journals data were analyzed through the use of content analysis and triangulation techniques, using Atlas.ti software. Findings avowed that DI through a VLE approach (DI-VLE henceforth) had a positive impact on students' learning process, meeting their needs and increasing their motivation. This study suggests that teachers and researchers in Colombia implement DI in their own practices to gain understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of this approach. The field of teaching English as a foreign language cannot be exception. The DI approach can constitute a valuable pedagogical alternative for the benefit of students.

Keywords : Differentiated instruction (DI); virtual learning environment (VLE); english as a foreign language (EFL); language learning.

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