Question

Educational implications of individual differences in psychology

Answer 1

The importance of affect in education has become a topic of increasing interest in the fields of psychology and education. It is a commonly held opinion that curriculum and emotional literacy should be interwoven. Examples of such curriculum include using English language to increase emotional vocabulary, and writing about the self and history to discuss emotion in major events such as genocide.[1] This type of curriculum is also known as therapeutic education. According to Ecclestone and Hayes, therapeutic education focuses on the emotional over the intellectual.[1]

Answer 2

Individual Differences form the cornerstone of diversity in organizations. But that individual differences are often curbed in the formative years of education through the use of rigid evaluation criteria that is built on a uniform curriculum. A teacher should be able to differentiate the capabilities of the student based on attitude, aptitude, ability, and interest. More and more educational institutions are developing systems that celebrate individual differences with the help of flexible instructional designs.