Educational Programs and Curricula for Intellectually Gifted Students - EDST2060

   
   
 
Contact: Hoekman,Katherine Patrice
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: EDST1205 or EDST2050 or EDST4095 or enrolment in Diploma in Education Program; Excluded: EDST1206
 
 
Offered: Semester 2 2005
 
 
Fee Band: 1
 
 

Description


Current research on appropriate curriculum design, teaching methodologies and program development for gifted and talented children. Evaluation of program models and enrichment strategies currently used in Australia and internationally. Development of differentiated curricula for use with academically gifted students in the regular classroom or in special settings. Examines research on the effectiveness of in-class enrichment, acceleration and various forms of ability, achievement and interest grouping with particular attention to the effects of these strategies on the students' academic and social development.