Teachers’ Perceptions of the Implementation of Differentiated Instruction with Grade 3 Students in a School District in Central Georgia

<p>It is a promotional requirement for grade 3 students to pass the Reading Georgia Milestones Assessment. Teachers are also expected to implement Differentiated Instruction (DI) with their students. The problem addressed in the study was to examine third grade teachers’ perceived effectiveness of Differentiated Instruction with students who must pass the Reading Georgia Milestones Assessment. The purpose of this bounded, case study was to describe teachers’ perceptions of implementing DI with grade 3 students in a school district located in central Georgia. The research paradigm that was used in this study was qualitative. This study included semi structured interviews of 10 third grade, general education teachers and document analysis. A thematic analysis of the data collected was performed and provided insight into the participants’ perceptions of the implementation of DI with third grade students.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Teacher Education

Year dc:date.available

2023

Author dc:creator

• Pope, Letasha

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Jennifer Lovelace
• Dr. Jennifer VanSlander
• Dr. Adam Kilcrease

• Differentiated Instruction (DI)
• Teachers' Perceptions
• Promotional Requirement
• Georgia Milestones Assessment
• General Education Teacher
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Disability and Equity in Education
• Education

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/501

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:csuepress.columbusstate.edu:theses_dissertations-1503