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17.06.2025
Adaptive technologies in the classroom enhances lasting learning
How can teachers better deal with the heterogeneity of students? Adaptive teaching, which adjusts to individual students and enables individualized support, is a promising model for addressing students' different needs. While the use of technology can contribute to making adaptive teaching easy, there is limited research available.
Hector Institute member Armin Fabian and other researchers aim to close this gap with their recently published study “Adaptive teaching with technology enhances lasting learning”, which was published in the journal Learning and Instruction. The study, in which 656 pupils from six German schools took part, investigated the effects of technology-supported, adaptive teaching on learning in various subjects.
Key Findings:
- Adaptive teaching led to higher lasting learning compared to regular lessons.
- Technology-enhanced adaptive teaching was most effective for languages.
- More adaptive elements led to higher learning gains and improved self-efficacy in using technology.
The study was part of the DiA:Net project, in which researchers and teachers co-design technology-enhanced adaptive teaching units and publish them as OER resources.
To the Publication
Sibley, L., Fabian, A., Plicht, C., Pagano, L., Ehrhardt, N., Wellert, L., Bohl, T., & Lachner, A. (2025). Adaptive teaching with technology enhances lasting learning. Learning and Instruction, 99, 102141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2025.102141
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