Postgraduate Course: Gifted and Talented Youth (EDUA11259)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Education |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Beliefs about the very nature of intelligence lie at the heart of educational experiences. Increasingly, concern for the identification and provision of gifted and talented youth is leading to a strong interest in the ways in which we conceptualise intelligence/ability and the implications for teaching and learning (eg English reform and provision / Scottish Network for Able Pupils $ú University of Glasgow / World Congress for Gifted and Talented Youth 2009). This course aims to problematise intelligence concepts while also developing a critical consideration of issues surrounding identification and provision in different contexts/countries. The course will afford students an opportunity to interrogate the nature of intelligence within their own professional fields, and to conceptualise, design and plan a possible policy and intervention for their own contexts. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2), Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 14:00 - 17:00, Zone: Moray House. Location; St Johns Land, 4.22. Course delivered over S1 and 2 on fortnightly basis. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course students will be able to:
&· Engage critically with current debate surrounding the nature of intelligence
o Including issues of equity and challenge in relation to identification such as:
&· Young people who have English as an additional language
&· Young people with ASN
&· Those from a low SES background
&· Describe and compare different approaches to identification, provision and policy
&· Identify, and explain why, certain approaches to identification and provision would have particular salience in their particular professional/country context
&· Design and plan a policy and possible intervention related to gifted and talented youth
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Assessment Information
| Each student will be asked to develop a policy and possible intervention in relation to the context of their choice. Students will present their written plan in a 4,000 word paper. The paper will present an analysis of the context/setting, a clear statement of focus and a rationale for the choices made all appropriately referenced to a review of an appropriate selection of the relevant literature. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Lorna Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)50 6457
Email: Lorna.Hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Diane Prayle
Tel: (0131 6)51 6305
Email: Diane.Prayle@ed.ac.uk |
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