EDF6607

Gifted education: identification and programming ( 12 points, SCA Band 0, 0.250 EFTSL)

Leader: Ms L Kronborg

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2006 (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'; 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