尊重个别差异:加拿大阿尔伯塔省教育管窥

Respecting Individual Differences:Impression of Alberta Education in Canada

加拿大阿尔伯塔省教育的显著特点之一是对学生个别差异的尊重。在教学组织方面，小学阶段照顾个别差异的手段主要有小班化，增加辅助人员，复式／分组教学，个别辅导，弹性化作业等；中学阶段的举措主要有灵活分级，开设丰富的选修课，为特殊人群设立特殊课程和特殊检测等。在作业方面具体体现为多样、自主、合作，创意空间，个人化加工，个性化小结以及对既有经验的关注等。这些举措受到大量研究成果的支持，其“日常低调”尤其值得我国教育者思考。

Respecting students＇ individual differences is one of the salient characteristics of Alberta education in Canada. Generally speaking, liberal atmosphere is very helpful for it; in terms of teaching arrangement, the strategies in elementary school are small - sized class, assistant teachers and volunteers, mix - grade teaching, group teaching, individual tutorship, flexible schoolwork, ete; strategies in secondary school are flexible grade, elective courses, special tests and curriculum. As for schoolwork, it is embodied in multiplicity, self-determination, cooperation; space for creativity, personal understanding, attending foregone experiences and individual summarizing, etc. These strategies result from magnitude of research. The daily quality of these strategies deserves our attention especially.