SZ7MP_GiDe Giftedness and its development

Faculty of Education
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Eva Trnová, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Eva Trnová, PhD.
Department of Education – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Tue 16:40–18:20 Dětské centrum
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Knowledge: definition of the terms of giftedness, talent, and intelligence; models of talent, psychological nature of talent; myths of talent; the difference between a talented and clever pupil; latent talent and underachievment.
Skills: applicationof suitable methods for education of talent pupils, design a suitable program for talented pupils, diagnose manifestation of talented pupils, recognize talented and clever child.
Attitudes: to accept the differences in the behavior of the talented pupils, to acquire the values of objectivity and justice in the evaluation of talented pupils' behavior.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to:
• understand the nature of giftedness of students;
• identify giftedness through its characteristics;
• understand the principles of fundamental methods of developing giftedness;
• create training materials for the gifted students;
• use basic teaching methods for the development of gifted students;
• do basic self-reflection when working with gifted students;
Syllabus
  • •1. Psychological basis of giftedness.
  • •2. Diagnostics of giftedness; latent giftedness.
  • •3. Motivation of gifted students.
  • •4. Gifted students as individuals with special educational needs.
  • •5. The development of gifted students.
  • •6. Special methods of development of giftedness.
  • •7. Creation of materials for teaching gifted students.
  • •8. Teaching gifted students and solutions to their educational problems.
  • •9. Legal standards for education of gifted students.
  • •10. Cooperation between teacher and the family of gifted student.
Literature
    required literature
  • Freeman, J. (1998). Educating the very able: Current international research. London: Stationery Office. Sternberg, R. J. (2005). Conceptions of giftedness. Cambridge University Press.
  • TRNOVÁ, Eva, Josef TRNA and Jana ŠKRABÁNKOVÁ. Fostering STEM giftedness by experimentation in pre-primary and primary education. In 21st World Conference Educating Gifted and Talented Children - Turning Research Into Practice. Odense. 2015. URL info
  • PORTEŠOVÁ, Šárka, Marie BUDÍKOVÁ and Helena KOUTKOVÁ. Crucial Determinants Affecting the Attitude of Czech Educators toward the Education of Extraordinarily Gifted Learners. The New Educational Review. Polsko: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszalek, 2011, vol. 24, No 2, p. 305-326, 11 pp. ISSN 1732-6729. info
  • TRNOVÁ, Eva and Josef TRNA. Motivating of gifted students by family science education. In Education and talent 3. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009, p. 35-49. Výzkumné zprávy 6. ISBN 978-80-210-5113-3. info
  • PORTEŠOVÁ, Šárka and Jana ČIHOUNKOVÁ. Diagnostics of Czech intellectually gifted children with dyslexia via WISC-III method. In From giftedness in childhood to successfull intelligence in adulthood. Praha: The center of giftedness, 2008, p. 108-119. ISBN 978-80-7387-172-7. info
  • PORTEŠOVÁ, Šárka. Identification of gifted children by their school teachers and comparision of psychological, parental and teachers view on their personality and socio-emotional competences. Poster. In Educational technology for gifted education from Information age to knowledge Era. 2004th ed. Pamplona, Spain: University of Navara, 2004, p. 165 -167, 2 pp. info
    recommended literature
  • TRNOVÁ, Eva and Josef TRNA. Development of Science and Technology Gifted Students through Inquiry-Based Science Education. In The 8th International Conference on Education. 2012. URL info
Teaching methods
lecture, workshop, discussion, projects
Assessment methods
seminar work according to instructions
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2017, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/ped/spring2017/SZ7MP_GiDe