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Classroom Strategies:Gifted Education (EDUC90193)

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This subject examines the teaching of students who are intellectually gifted and talented. It examines (1) a general model for teaching gifted learners; (2) using the learning characteristics of gifted and talented students to identify the most appropriate instructional and pedagogic procedures; (3) implementing differentiated teaching and assessment based on identified categories of gifted learning (verbal gifted knowledge, mathematical gifted knowledge, nonverbal gifted knowledge); (4) the influence of culture on gifted and talented teaching procedures (teaching indigenous gifted students, students from other cultures; (5) gifted learning disabled students, their learning characteristics, identification and teaching; (6) classroom environment procedures likely to facilitate gifted learning (for example, grouping strategies, classroom management, peer and teacher/student relationships.

Intended learning outcomes

On subject completion you should be able to:



  • critically analyse and evaluate contemporary theories of gifted and talented learning and development in terms of their relevance for teaching practice and education;
  • develop and implement relevant selection and assessment procedures that are supported by current research in gifted and talented learning;
  • recommend appropriate instructional and pedagogic procedures; and
  • evaluate the effectiveness of assessment and education programmes intended for use with gifted learners from a contemporary research base.

Generic skills

On completion of this subject you should be able to:

  • critically analyse contemporary approaches to the teaching of students who are gifted and talented in terms of current theories of gifted learning; develop a problem solving approach to design of effective pedagogy according to individual and group learning characteristics;
  • develop skills in communicating effective instructional practice to teachers, parents and students;
  • use the model of learning developed in lectures to implement effective teaching and pedagogy;
  • work in a team with other educational professionals to analyse instructional and management procedures, assessment and education programmes;
  • display positive attitudes to the implementation of effective instruction for students who are gifted and talented.

Last updated: 10 February 2024