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Leader: Ms L Kronborg
Offered:
Clayton First semester 2005 (Evening)
Synopsis: The nature of giftedness; intellectual, social and emotional characteristics of gifted and talented students necessitating the modification of learning experiences; procedures and materials used to select students for enriched and accelerated learning opportunities; teaching strategies and materials appropriate for the regular classroom.
Objectives: Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to describe the nature of giftedness in terms of current conceptions and definitions of giftedness and talent; be able to recognise behavioural characteristics of gifted and talented students; be able to describe the types of instruments and procedures used for identifying gifted and talented students; have an understanding of different learning styles of gifted students; have an understanding of affective learning, character education and leadership: have an understanding of how to differentiate the curriculum for gifted and talented students; have an understanding of different types of 'acceleration' processes for gifted students; be aware of a range of instructional models in educating the gifted; be able to recognise learning needs of diverse types of gifted students.
Assessment: Triple-entry notebook to record summaries and reflections on assigned readings (5,000-6,000 words): 45%+ Class project/paper (3500-4,000 words): 55% .
Contact Hours: 3 hours per week