EDU 5290 Identifying and Assessing Gifted Students

The course will provide an introduction to the field of gifted education and enable teacher candidates to understand and apply identification and assessment processes of gifted children PK-12. The goal of this course is for teacher candidates to be able to identify and understand the cognitive characteristics and academic, social and emotional needs of gifted children in order to create more effective learning environments for them. Diagnostic, formative and summative assessment methods will be presented. Specific tools and strategies for assessing gifted students in each content area will be shared.

Credits

3

Distribution

Education