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Developing and Evaluating Programs for Intellectually Gifted Children - EDST5803
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Education
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.16667 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Corequisite: EDST5800
 
 
Excluded: EDST2803, EDST3803
 
 
Fee Band: 5 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Focuses on current research on the components of appropriate program development for gifted and talented children. Program models currently used in Australia and internationally will be critically evaluated. Students will be required to conduct needs analyses, develop program goals and design programs appropriate for gifted students within the administrative structures and education systems of New South Wales. Research on the effectiveness of enrichment, acceleration and various forms of ability, achievement and interest grouping will be closely examined, with particular attention to the effects of these strategies on the students' academic and social development.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
  • Demonstrate a proficient understanding of the current educational and social issues and attitudes affecting the development of special programs for gifted students in the Australian context
  • Discuss ways in which intellectually gifted students differ from age-peers in both their cognitive and socioaffective development, and the implications of this for ability grouping and acceleration
  • Understand the role of effective identification procedures when placing gifted students in special programs
  • Analyse the appropriateness of a range of ability grouping and accelerative procedures for their particular school context
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of their current school or jurisdiction policy on the education of gifted and talented students, in terms of how effective a platform it provides for program development
  • Make professional decisions, on the basis of research findings, on the development, in their schools, of programs of ability grouping and acceleration for academically gifted students.

Assessment

  • Essay 1 (3,500 words) - 40%
  • Essay 2 (3,500 words) - 40%
  • Seminar presentation and paper - 20%

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