INDIVIDUAL

DIFFERENCES
DEFINITION AND IMPLICATIONS ON TEACHING AND
LEARNING
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
• According to Educational Psychology,
Individual Differences are stand for
difference in their totally distinguish one
individual from others.
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
According to Carter V. Good:
• “The variation or deviations among individual is regard
to a single characteristics or a number of
characteristics, those differences which in their totality
distinguish one individual from another.”
EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL
DIFFERENCES

• In any group, there are individuals who

deviate from the norms of the group.
Along with the average, the presence of
very superior and extremely dull is
equally possibly in a class.
EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL
DIFFERENCES

• Every teacher should try to have the desired

knowledge of the abilities, capacities, interests,
attitudes, aptitudes and other personality traits
of his pupils and in the light of this knowledge
should render individual guidance to children for
the maximum utilization of their potentialities.
EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL
DIFFERENCES

• It is wrong to expect uniformity in gaining profiency or success In

a particular field from a group of students. On account of their
subnormal intelligence, previous background, lack of proper
Interest and attitude etc. Some students lag behind in one other
area of achievements.
• All students cannot be benifited by a particular method of
instruction and a uniform and rigid curriculum.
ROLE OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN
EDUCATION
• One of the important objectives of modern education is
the complete development of the individual. Individuals
have different goals, different interests, different emotional
problems and different abilities. We cannot afford to
ignore these individual differences in imparting education
to children.
HENCE SOME PRACTICAL PROCEDURES FOR ADAPTING
SCHOOL WORK TO INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES ARE
SUGGESTED:

1. Limited size of the class

2. Proper division of the class
3. Home task
4. Factor of sex
5. Curriculum
HENCE SOME PRACTICAL PROCEDURES FOR ADAPTING
SCHOOL WORK TO INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES ARE
SUGGESTED:

6. Methods of Teaching
7. Educational Guidance
8. Vocational Guidance
9. Individual Training