For my assignment‚ I got the opportunity to learn more about exceptional learners. I took an in depth look at what defines a child as gifted‚ how the life course of the gifted can be described‚ and some options for educating students who are gifted. I began by taking a look at what defines a child as "gifted". Our book describes gifted children as those that have a combination of an extreme talent in subjects such as music‚ mathematics‚ and art‚ and an above average intelligence‚ which is usually
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Affective Filter is the fifth hypothesis by Krashen that is composed of ‘affective variables’ which consists of motivation‚ self confidence and anxiety. These variables are said to play a role in second language acquisition. I agree with Krashen that these variables are indeed important in learning for it happened to me in one of my subjects in high school. I don’t really like my teacher and I really hate to attend her class because I don’t like the lesson - paired with her monotonous voice and
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The issue of gifted education revolves around two main elements- identification of gifted learners and maximising their learning outcomes. Senate Employment‚ Workplace Relations‚ Small Business and Education References Committee Inquiry into the Education of Gifted and Talented Children (2001) emphasised on the need for special educational approach towards the gifted children. The Melbourne Declaration on the Educational Goals for Young Australians (MCEETYA‚ 2008) also expects of Australian school
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Seasonal Affective Disorder Seasonal Affective Disorder‚ or SAD‚ is a common problem of people living in northern United States. People who are affected by this disorder commonly suffer from depression‚ lethargy‚ inability to concentrate‚ overeating and weight gain. People from the north tend to suffer more from this disorder because of the shortened days. It appears‚ that due to the deficiency of sunlight some people suffer from these symptoms. The shortened days have a hormonal effect on
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the Effects of Gifted Programming in Mathematics and Reading Using the ECLS-K. Gifted Child Quarterly‚ 56(1)‚ 25-39. The article looked at the overall effect that funded gifted programs have on the gifted students and the detrimental effects this funding has on the non-gifted population in the areas of school achievement as well as the effects and attitudes of school achievement for non-gifted students. Arguments have been made that funding for gifted programs puts non-gifted students at a disadvantage
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Gifted students are often well beyond their years when it comes to their ability‚ however they are not always mature enough to handle the assignments that go along with that ability. This brings about a problem of accommodating these students with sufficient enrichment or acceleration without using subjects that are too mature for their mental age. Gifted students can learn the same standards‚ themes‚ units and concepts as the rest of the class. They will just be allowed regular opportunities to
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Beth Lindenberg Gifted Curriculum November 7‚ 2012 Bridging the Divide “Benefits of Providing Enrichment to High-Potential Students from Low-Income Families” by Rachelle Miller and Marcia Gentry This article‚ from Teaching for High Potential‚ Fall 2011‚ was illuminating‚ and‚ at the same time‚ left a few gaps for me. A quick summary. Researchers‚ Miller and Gentry‚ based this piece on the “Validity Evidence of the HOPE Scale: Instrumentation
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Affective Negotiation Support Systems Joost Broekensa*‚ Catholijn M. Jonkera and John-Jules Ch. Meyerb a MMI‚ TU Delft‚ Mekelweg 4‚ 2628 CD‚ Delft‚ The Netherlands Computer Science‚ Utrecht University‚ Padualaan 14‚ 3584CH‚ Utrecht‚ The Netherlands b Abstract. Negotiation is a process in which two or more parties aim to reach a joint agreement. As such negotiation involves rational decision making about options and issues. However‚ negotiation also involves social interaction and dilemmas
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Write an essay title human beings are the most gifted species in the world. Humans are categorised as group of mammals‚ humans occupied the highest population in the globe‚ which is approximately 7 billion. Modern humans like us are also known as homosapien‚ humans are said to be the most gifted species in the world this is because humans are the most intelligent beings on the earth‚ most evolved species‚ the most advance life forms on the earth and classified at the highest level in the food
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Topic: People with disabilities who have talents Title: Gifted People with Disabilities Thesis Statement: Who are those people with disabilities with talent and what are the talents they have? Outline: Introduction I. Gifted People with Disability A. Define Disability B. Define Talented Discussion I. Gifted People with Disability A. People with Disability 1. Jovy Sasutona 2. Chris Cerna 3. Amado Dulnuan 4. Maricel Apatan 5. Jessica Cox
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