There are so many ways “individual differences” have been described in the Education and Psychology literature that its hard to know where to start.
I’m going to begin with a popular Blog named “Personalized Learning.” Here an excerpt and link:
Personalized Learning
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Sunday, November 8, 2015 Choice is More than a Menu of Options Providing choice can be confusing. If learners are choosing from a set of pre-planned choices from a computer program or a list of options from the teacher, then the teacher is ultimately the one responsible for the learning not the learner. As learners increase responsibility around voice, teachers can also provide a process that builds ownership as learners move toward agency with choice. – See more at: http://www.personalizelearning.com/2015/11/choice-is-more-than-menu-of-options.html#sthash.K9OgSitG.dpuf
