Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Gifted Education)
ObjectivesStudents completing the Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Gifted Education) will be able to: * critically analyse and evaluate comtemporary theories of gifted and talented learning and development, their relevance for teaching practice and education; * develop and implement relevant selection and assessment procedures that are supported by current research in gifted and talented learning; * comprehend , analyse and apply emotional and social influences on gited and talented learning; * comprehend and use developmental trends (cognitive, metacognitive, affective and social) in the emergence of giftedness and talent; * develop and implement relevant selesction and assessment procedures that are supported by current research in gifted and talented learning; * recommend appropriate instructional and pedagogic procedures; and * evaluate the effectiveness of assessment and education programmes intended for use with gifted learners from a contemporary research base; * critically analyse and evaluate contemporary curricula and programs in terms of their relevance for teaching practice and education with gifted and talented students, * develop procedures for curriculum and program evaluation that take account of how students who are gifted learn, * evaluate and recommend selectively a range of differentiation structures. * apply curriculum differentiation procedures to curriculum, * develop, implement and evaluate a range of approaches and procedures for matching gifted and talented learners with curriculum * recommend appropriate instructional and pedagogic procedures. * understand, critically analyse and evaluate contemporary theories of creativity across the life span * identify the psychological processes involved in creativity, developmental trends in creativity and its domain-specific base, understand the links between creativity and personality * identify the conditions necessary for fostering creative thinking and learning * develop and evaluate procedures for assessing both creative potential and the level of creativity of out comes and for monitoring the gradual emergence of creative products and processes * identify strategies for fostering creative thinking in curriculum implementation and pedagogy practice * evaluate the effectiveness of assessment procedures and education programmes intended to foster creativity in students.
Entry requirementsEducators and related professionals
Academic titlePostgraduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Gifted Education)
Course descriptionSubject Semester Credit Points
476-893 Understanding & Identifying Gifted Lrng
This subject examines definitions and models of giftedness and talent, the learning and socio-emotional characteristics of gifted children and their educational needs. The implications of these for programs, provisions, means of identification and sc... Semester 1 12.50
476-892 Classroom Strategies:Gifted Education
This subject examines the teaching of students who are intellectually gifted and talented. It examines (1) a general model for teaching gifted learners; (2) using the learning characteristics of gifted and talented students to identify the most appro... Semester 1 12.50
476-685 Administering Programs for the Gifted
This subject will not be available in 2009 12.50
472-632 Understanding & Teaching for Creativity
This subject examines the process of creativity and its implications for teaching and curriculum. Topics covered include: Models of creativity (componential and stage models); the psychological characteristics that promote creative productive achieve... Semester 2 12.50
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