What is Differentiation

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The practice of modifying the content (i.e., curriculum and materials), process (i.e., instructional methods, technique, or strategy), or product (i.e., assessment) to meet the learning needs of students (especially those students with a learning disability). Learn more in: Preparing and Training Higher Education Faculty to Ensure Quality Online Learning and Teaching

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Creating more value for customers than the average firm. Learn more in: Contributions of Entrepreneurial Orientation to Competitive Advantage: The Portuguese Experience of the Textile SMEs

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Popularized by Carol A. Tomlinson and Joyce VanTassel-Baska, differentiation for gifted and talented students refers to the modification of instructional processes, products, concepts, and learning environments in order to more responsively address the advanced learning needs of individual gifted learners and/or small groups of advanced learners. By utilizing features for instructional adaptation such as acceleration, complexity, depth, challenge, creativity, and abstractness, teachers can better meet the unique needs of gifted, talented, and advanced students. Learn more in: Blessed Rage for Order: The Evolution of a GATE Educator

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The strategy to distinguish one product with the competitor’s product. Learn more in: The Effects of Private Label Brand Strategies on Consumer Perception

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Adapt instruction based upon students’ interests, learning styles, and readiness, which are critical elements to consider in attempting to address the diverse needs of students. Learn more in: Professional Development for Technology Integration into Differentiated Math Instruction

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The process of making products or organization different from others in competition. Learn more in: Strengthening the Significance of Data Analytics: Championing Organizational Design

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A process that informs the design and delivery of more customized instruction to meet the needs of diverse students and supports the learning of all students. Learn more in: The Power of Peers: Setting a Course for 21st Century Skills in Inclusive Classrooms

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Going beyond the ordinary packaging design. Learn more in: Package Communication: An Investigation on the Premiumness of Private Label Product Packages in Turkey

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The process of differentiation is the deliberate adaptation and modification of the curriculum, instructional processes, and assessments to respond to the needs of gifted learners. Learn more in: A Voice and a Choice: My Journey From 2x Learner to 2x Teacher

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The process of making products or organization different from others in competition. Learn more in: Amplifying the Significance of Systems Thinking in Organization

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A method of evaluating a degree program and creating instructional components that make the degree program stand out from others in the university. Learn more in: Integrating Simulations Across a Curriculum

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Adapt instruction based upon students’ interests, learning styles, and readiness, which are critical elements to consider in address the diverse needs of online graduate students. Learn more in: Capturing Educator Voices: Graduate Students Tackle Twenty-First Century Literacy Challenges in an Online Environment

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Adapt instruction based upon students’ interests, learning styles, and readiness, which are critical elements to consider in attempting to address the diverse needs of students. Learn more in: A Professional Development Framework for the Flipped Classroom Model: Design and Implementation of a Literacy and Math Integrated Professional Development Initiative

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Differentiation is a framework we use for providing a diverse range of students with different avenues for learning. Learn more in: Transforming Mathematics Teacher Knowledge in the Digital Age through Iterative Design of Course-Based Projects

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A term used to describe content, process, product, and assessment accommodations for high ability learners. Learn more in: Do Teachers Who Are Differentiating Show Evidence of Their Own Giftedness?: A Review of Recent Findings

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A statement showing the difference between the current crisis and one that could have been much worse. Learn more in: Strategic Communication in Crisis: Winning May (Not) Be Everything

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Providing instruction in a different way to accommodate the individual and unique needs of learners. Students who receive differentiation are provided with modifications in the learning process or the product they create to demonstrate understanding. Learn more in: Addressing the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Dilemma in Rural Settings: Preparing Teachers for Rural Poverty

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It is the process of occupying a different and distinguished image in the minds of customer with respect to the services it is offering. Learn more in: Harnessing the Power of Differentiation: A Case of Indian Business Schools

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also known as “cellular differentiation”, the process by which a cell type becomes another cell type, usually more specialized. Learn more in: Modeling Gene Regulatory Networks with Delayed Stochastic Dynamics

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Adapt instruction based upon students’ interests, learning styles, and readiness, which are critical elements to consider in addressing the diverse needs of students. Learn more in: Building Connections Between Teacher Education Candidates and Urban Middle School Students Through Social Action: A Community Literacy Partnership

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A statement showing the difference between the current crisis and one that could have been much worse. Learn more in: Leadership in a Time of Crisis: Jim Tressel's Ousting from The Ohio State University

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A teaching approach that customizes instructional methods based on the academic needs of individual or groups of students. Learn more in: Bye-Bye Basal: Multimodal Texts in the Classroom

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The process of making products or organization different from others in competition. Learn more in: Amplifying the Significance of Systems Thinking in Organization

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The practice of providing differentiated content, assignments and delivery of instruction based on student needs. Learn more in: Best Practices in Teacher Preparation for Inclusive Education

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Separation. If a company has a distinct differentiation; that means a company has unique characteristic that separates itself from among its competitors. What separates the company from its competitors? Learn more in: Marketing Global Luxury Spa and Wellness Trends, Experiences, and Challenges

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It is defined as contrast among two things. Learn more in: Eco-Labels

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The division of the customer and restaurant markets into distinguishable groups or segments. Learn more in: A Differentiation of Restaurant Types Based on Customers' Perceived Attributes: A Study in Tokyo

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The state of segmentation or division of an organizational system into subsystems, each of which tends to develop particular attributes in relation to the requirements posed by the relevant environment. This includes both the formal division, as well as, behavioral attributes of the members of organizational subsystems. Learn more in: Trends in Information Technology Governance

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Uniqueness of a firm in its industry along some dimensions that are widely valued by buyers. Learn more in: Human Capital Management for Sustainable Competitive Advantage in the New Economy

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A teaching strategy which involves the instructor shifting the content in a way that meets the needs and skill levels of individual students vs. the students as a collective. Learn more in: Humanizing Online Assessment: Screencasting as a Multimedia Feedback Tool for First Generation College Students