ESED 5130 - Nature and Needs of Gifted and Talented Learners (3 Credit Hours)

Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed to examine the nature and needs of gifted and talented learners. Candidates will become knowledgeable through research from the field and literature about the history and development of gifted and talented programs, the characteristics of gifted and talented students, and identify varied expressions of advanced aptitudes, skills, creativity, and conceptual understandings characterized by gifted and talented learners. In addition, candidates will examine the role of culture in the manifestation of gifts and talents as well as gifted behaviors in special populations. The course has a required field component for teaching purposes. A Georgia Professional Standards Pre-Service Certificate is required to enroll in this course.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of EDUC 2090 and a minimum grade of “C” in EDUC 2110, EDUC 2120, and EDUC 2130.
Cross Listing(s): ESED 5130G.