ESP701 - Education and Development of Exceptional Learners

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)*

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Maria Nicholas
Cohort rule:Nil
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including weekly engagement with materials and responses in discussion forums

Note:

*Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only.

Content

This unit focuses on the current understandings of students with exceptional learning abilities. Topics covered include conceptions of intelligence, giftedness and talent; identification; social and emotional needs; underachievement; students at risk; curriculum models and program planning.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Identify key characteristics of giftedness and successfully explain and apply the terminology related to gifted education

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO6: Self-management

ULO2

Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary issues related to gifted education including SES, gender, bias, motivation, efficacy, and culture

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO6: Self-management

GLO7: Teamwork

ULO3

Predict and explain reasons for the underachievement of gifted students including social and emotional issues

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO5: Problem solving

GLO6: Self-management

GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO4

Identify and defend significant issues, for example, philosophical, political and moral issues, influencing policy and practice in gifted education

GLO2: Communication

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO6: Self-management

ULO5

Critically analyse the literature, theories and practices in Australia and abroad pertaining to gifted education

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO5: Problem solving

GLO6: Self-management

GLO7: Teamwork

ULO6

Participate in online discussions and forums

GLO2: Communication

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO7: Teamwork

GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Essay:
Related to current understandings of the education and development of exceptional learners.
2000 words 40% Week 5
Assessment 2 - Project:
A project applying theory to practice through the analysis of a gifted student (in their school) or the analysis of a real case study of a gifted child. 
2500 words 50% Week 10
Assessment 3 - Online discussions: Participation in two online discussions.  500 words 10% Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: ESP701 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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