IFP3701 Assignment 2 2025 – Due June 2025

IFP3701
ASSIGNMENT 02
DUE DATE: JUNE 2025

QUESTION 1 (20 marks)

1.1 How does the principle of inclusive education fundamentally challenge the
assumptions underlying traditional ‘one-size-fits-all’ approaches to teaching?

Inclusive education challenges the traditional ‘one-size-fits-all’ model by acknowledging
that all learners are different in terms of ability, background, and needs (DoE, 2001, p.
7). The conventional model assumes uniformity that all learners can learn in the same
way, at the same pace, using the same materials. However, inclusive education, as
outlined in

Education White Paper 6, recognises that
All children can learn, but they require different kinds of support;
Learning needs are part of the natural diversity of human experience
The education system, curriculum, teaching methods and environments must be
adapted to accommodate these differences.

It’s focusing on equity, participation, and access, inclusive education promotes
curriculum differentiation and adaptation, where the learning process is adjusted to fit
learners not the other way around. This marks a significant departure from rigid,
exclusionary practices that often marginalise learners with barriers to learning.

1.2 Select one factor contributing to diverse learning needs (e.g., socioeconomic
status, neurological conditions, or trauma) and explain how it may manifest