ESP701 - Education and Development of Exceptional Learners
Unit details
Year | 2025 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Maria Nicholas |
Cohort rule: | Nil |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Approximately 6-hours of online learning tasks and discussions per week |
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. |
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.
Learning Outcomes
ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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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 |
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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 ESP701 can be found via the University Library.
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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