Differentiation Questionnaire

Reflect on your use of differentiation in your classroom. Answer the questions honestly. There are no right or wrong answers.

Every lesson

Usually

Sometimes

timeFrom time to

neverRarely or
How often do you…?

1 … give different pupils completely different tasks to do?

2 … set some pupils extra or different homework?
3 … give open-ended* tasks?
4 … give pupils a choice of task?
5 … provide a model of language (e.g. on the board) to support some pupils?
6 … set minimum targets (e.g. write at least three sentences)?
7 … give some pupils extra time to finish?
8 … reward fast finishers with a game to play?
9 … pair or group pupils according to proficiency level?
10 … ask different questions to different pupils?
11 … give different feedback to different pupils?
12 … ask pupils set their own targets?

* An open-ended task is one which can have several different answers or even no correct answer, so pupils can use language at their own level
(e.g. Tell your partner about your favourite place)