What is Personalised Learning?

Personalised learning, individualised instruction, personal learning environment and direct instruction all refer to efforts to tailor education to meet the different needs of students

Personalised learning allows students to express their curiosity and put forth their best work using tools and strategies that highlight their abilities rather than illuminate their disabilities.

The 5 key components

  • Learning to Learn strategies
  • Assessment AS and FOR learning
  • Teaching and Learning strategies
  • Curriculum Choice
  • Mentoring and Support

What skills do they gain?

  • Their motivation to improve and master a task is improved
  • Self-esteem remains strong, even in the case of failure.
  • This is the ultimate goal of a personalised learning approach.
  • The earlier you become more aware of your own strengths and challenges and work out effective way to work round it the better the long term outcome.

8 Great Personalised Learning Strategies That Work Every Time

  • Give Students Some Choices.
  • Mimic Positive Experiences.
  • Try Inquiry-Based Learning.
  • Let the Students Teach themselves.
  • Use Technology.
  • Teach Digital Literacy.
  • Collaborate With Others.
  • Use assessment as a positive tool.
  • Previous research into the motivation and efficiency of students has indicated that students who set their own working goals tend to achieve more than when working on goals set for them by the teacher. Students who set their own learning goals have more confidence to take on more challenging tasks, regardless of their ability.
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