CRN 52012

3.0 credit hours

This course emphasizes research-based strategies for instruction and assessments to enhance gifted student performance. The course provides teachers of gifted learners ways to identify appropriate identification procedures for gifted learners, design, analyze, and use results from student assessments to diagnose problems, improve teaching, and to motivate gifted students’ learning. Course participants will examine assessments tools, analyze districts’ assessment and gifted eligibility requirements, and consider their uses and limitations for identifying individuals with exceptional learning needs, including students from diverse backgrounds. The course has a required field component. Graduate students will be provided additional assigned readings and assignments. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "B" in ESED 5130G and ESED 5131G and ESED 5132G. Cross Listing(s): EDUF 5133.