UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

EDF5646 Talent development and diversity

Faculty of Education

EDF5646 Talent development and diversity is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2020
Semester 1
Clayton
Workload
288 hours
per semester

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2021 entry.

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Requisites

Before EDF5646

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After EDF5646

No unit lists EDF5646 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prohibition: EDF6613

Overview

This unit focuses on theories of talent development in order to understand how to develop the talents of students. Diverse groups of talented students will be described to offer in-depth knowledge and understanding of the varied identification processes and teaching strategies required to effectively educate these students, and to apply this knowledge in professional practice. Attention will be paid to the importance of creativity, gender, mentoring and nurturing talented students' social and emotional development as a means to facilitating talent development.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterClaytonFlexible
First semester (Fully flex)ClaytonFlexible

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Know and understand conceptual frameworks and theories of talent development

  2. 2

    Outline approaches to identify and program for diverse gifted students including gifted students with learning disabilities, gifted students on the autism spectrum and underachieving gifted students

  3. 3

    Appreciate how mentoring can be effective for developing diverse gifted students' talents

  4. 4

    Understand creativity and the creative process and its influence on gifted students and their talent development

  5. 5

    Examine giftedness and gender and how they interact to impact individuals' talent development

  6. 6

    Recognise how social and emotional development of gifted students impacts the talent development process

  7. 7

    Enhance your professional practice by the application and evaluation of a range of theories to students' talent development.

Workload and teaching

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.

Where it fits

EDF5646 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Leonie Kronborg
Unit Coordinators
Dr Leonie Kronborg

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for EDF5646?

EDF5646 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is EDF5646 offered?

In 2020, EDF5646 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.

How much work is EDF5646?

The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Which majors and minors include EDF5646?

EDF5646 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