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Item The impact of teachers’ experience and qualification on efficacy, knowledge and implementation of differentiated instruction(International Journal of Instruction, 2019-04) Moosa, Visal; Shareefa, Mariyam; މަރިޔަމް ޝަރީފާ; މޫސާ ވިސާލްThe purpose of this study is to investigate the differences in teachers' sense of efficacy, their knowledge, and implementation of DI based on their experience and qualification. The study also aims to investigate the moderating effect of teachers’ experience and qualification. The study employs a tool composed of validated items and constructs from previous studies to collect data from a sample of 101 elementary teachers in a single atoll of Maldives. Parametric statistic of independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to investigate differences among groups of respondents while multiple regression using split sample was carried out to examine the moderation effect. Results indicate that there is a statistically significant difference in teachers’ sense of efficacy across the three experience-groups, F (2, 93) = 3.56, p = .032. However, there is no significant difference in teachers’ knowledge and implementation of DI based either on their experience or qualification. The results also indicate that neither teachers’ experience nor their qualification was a significant moderator of the DI implementation model. It is recommended teachers be equipped with sufficient knowledge of DI by incorporating relevant content in teacher training programs.Item Implementation of differentiated instruction : conjoint effect of teachers’ sense of efficacy, perception and knowledge(Anatolian Journal of Education, 2019-04) Moosa, Visal; Shareefa, Mariyam; މަރިޔަމް ޝަރީފާ; މޫސާ ވިސާލް; މަރިޔަމް ޝަރީފާExisting literature suggests that teachers’ sense of efficacy, their perception and knowledge of differentiated instruction (DI) are related to their implementation of differentiation. However, there is deficiency of research examining the predictive nature of those relationships. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of teachers’ perception and knowledge of differentiated instruction, and their sense of teacher efficacy on the implementation of DI strategies. The study employed a tool composed of validated items and constructs from previous studies to collect data from a sample of 101 elementary teachers in a single atoll* of Maldives. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21.0. The results indicated that there was a significant correlation between teachers’ knowledge of differentiated instruction and its implementation, and also between teachers’ sense of efficacy and implementation of DI. Result of regression analysis showed that teachers’ knowledge had a significant impact on their implementation of differentiated instruction. Recommendations were made for future research to investigate the effect of certain demographic variables and mediators on differentiationItem Teachers’ perceptions on differentiated instruction: do experience, qualification and challenges matter?(International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 2019-08) Shareefa, Mariyam; Moosa, Visal; Zin, Rohani Mat; Abdullah, Nor Zaiham Midawati; Jawawi, Rosmawijah; މަރިޔަމް ޝަރީފާThis mixed-method study examines data gathered from 101 elementary teachers to investigate their perceptions about Differentiated Instruction (DI) based on qualification and experience. The study also explores the challenges of implementing DI. A survey questionnaire with both Likert-type and open-ended questions was utilised to collect data. The results indicated that teachers had a high perception on DI, while no statistically significant difference in teachers’ perceptions based on their experience and qualification was identified. Additionally, lack of resources, time, support, knowledge, and class size were identified as barriers for DI implementation.