The Implementation of the Differentiated Instruction in Higher Education: A Research Review

Meeting the diverse and various needs of learners, who come from different cultural and

social environments, imposes changes in a modern education system through the

implementation of new teaching approaches and practices, such as differentiated instruction.

This literature review examines 16 studies regarding differentiated instruction in higher

education which have taken place during the last decade. The results of the research revealed

that differentiated instruction contributes to mobilizing preservice teachers, improving their

performance and developing positive attitudes and beliefs of trainees and educators in higher

education. There is also a need for further research regarding the effectiveness of the

implementation of differentiated instruction in higher education, especially in Greece, where

no relevant research has been conducted, compared to the international field.

Meeting the diverse and various needs of learners, who come from different cultural and

social environments, imposes changes in a modern education system through the

implementation of new teaching approaches and practices, such as differentiated instruction.

This literature review examines 16 studies regarding differentiated instruction in higher

education which have taken place during the last decade. The results of the research revealed

that differentiated instruction contributes to mobilizing preservice teachers, improving their

performance and developing positive attitudes and beliefs of trainees and educators in higher

education. There is also a need for further research regarding the effectiveness of the

implementation of differentiated instruction in higher education, especially in Greece, where

no relevant research has been conducted, compared to the international field.