Research Thread · Learning & Instruction, 2026
Adaptivity as a Core Principle of Cognitively Stimulating Instruction
What the research says
Adaptivity is appearing well beyond organizational leadership. Decristan and Dumont define it in education as the fit between instruction and learner characteristics that stimulates learning — integrating cognitive research with the messy realities of real classrooms.
Why it matters for adaptivity · Institute interpretation
Adaptivity is contextual. The same response is not necessarily right for every person, team, or situation.
A question worth sitting with
Are we adapting people to our system — or adapting the system to what people actually need?
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