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IMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Spring Semester 2000 ?

EDUC 428 - 4

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Dr. Lannie Kanevsky

Nature and Nurture of the Gifted

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Office:

MPX 8664

Tel:

291-5965

Tuesdays

16:30-20:20 ?

E01.00

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E-mail: kanevsky@sfu.ca

PREREQUISITE

Educ 220 or Psyc 250 or Psyc 302, and Educ 401/402

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will introduce teachers to concepts, practices and issues related to the nature and

nurture of high ability learners. Participants will learn to recognize and challenge these students

in developmentally appropriate ways.

Participants will prepare assignments based on required reading prior to each class. This writing

will become the basis for in-class activities with classmates.

OBJECTIVES

Will include that students:

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Understand practical and theoretical conceptions of giftedness.

2.

Recognize the behavioral characteristics of gifted students and their sources.

3.

Design learning experiences appropriate for individual highly able learners.

4.

Understand the procedures used to select students for differentiated instruction.

ASSIGNMENTS

Paper/Project - 40%

Notebook - 50% (contains written responses to readings, in-class and out-of-class activities, etc.)

Interview - 10%

Grading: This course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis. All assignments must be completed at a pass

level in order to pass the course.

REQUIRED READINGS

Kanevsky, L. (1999). Tool Kit for Curriculum Differentiation. Burnaby, BC: SFU.

(This book will be available for purchase in class.)

In addition, $25.00 will be charged for materials fee. The fee will be used to cover the cost of

photocopying required readings and handouts. These will be available for photocopying in the

Centre for Educational Technology.