EDF5645 Educating the gifted
Faculty of Education
EDF5645 Educating the gifted is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5645
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF5645
No unit lists EDF5645 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: EDF6607
Overview
This unit develops your knowledge in three areas: (1) understanding frameworks and theories of giftedness and talent, (2) approaches to identification, and (3) curriculum for gifted students. You will reflect on your own attitudes and beliefs as educators towards gifted students and examine evidence of teacher beliefs, competencies and teaching strategies found to be effective cross-culturally with gifted students. Programming options for ability grouping, enrichment, extension and acceleration for gifted students at various levels of education will be critically reflected upon and evaluated. The unit explores and analyses differentiated curriculum developed for teaching diverse gifted students with different learning styles in mixed-ability classrooms, and teaching and learning models for engaging gifted students. Research literature applied to teaching gifted pre-school, primary and secondary students will be examined.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- Reflective journal (5000 words or equivalent)60%
- Individual project (3000 words or equivalent)40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Know and understand conceptual frameworks and theories of giftedness and talent
- 2
Know and understand behavioural characteristics of gifted individuals and how that can impact students' learning experiences
- 3
Demonstrate cognitive skills in relation to identifying gifted and talented students and reflect critically on identification approaches as professional practice
- 4
Identify students' learning styles and how they relate to students' talent development
- 5
Evaluate teacher beliefs, competencies and strategies for teaching gifted students effectively and reflect on self-beliefs and competencies as teachers
- 6
Evaluate different programming options of ability grouping, enrichment, extension and acceleration and how they apply to the educational needs of gifted students
- 7
Know and understand differentiated curriculum and how it can meet the needs of gifted students
- 8
Engage with and apply teaching and learning models of curriculum that provide for the educational needs of gifted students.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Flexible mode offers a stand-alone online offering that allows you to learn and engage in content and assessment in a supported way. It also provides a face-to-face component of 12 hours over the semester to engage you with the online learning content, which you can attend if you are able and interested.
Minimum total expected workload equals 288 hours per semester comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for flexible students:
- 12 contact hours and 24 hours equivalent of online activities over the semester or
- 36 hours equivalent of online activities over the semester*
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
- independent study to meet the minimum required hours per semester
*International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this contact hour delivery mode.
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding. Additionally, you will develop a deep understanding of the issues, using a combination of readings from a required text and research based on the Australian context, where possible. Importantly, the unit is centred around Australian policy documents on gifted education.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Where it fits
EDF5645 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Shane Phillipson
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Shane Phillipson
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5645?
EDF5645 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF5645 offered?
In 2020, EDF5645 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF5645?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5645 have an exam?
No. EDF5645 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include EDF5645?
EDF5645 is part of Early years education, Expert teaching practice, Primary education and Secondary education.
More details
- Credit points
- 12
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Education
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.250
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021