SE201 : Caring for talented and creative people

Department

Department of Apecial education

Academic Program

Bachelor in Special Education

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

SE105SE106SE107

Overview

This course aims to identify the meaning and characteristics of giftedness, creativity, and excellence, and related theories and applications. It also aims to develop positive attitudes towards upbringing and educating the gifted and creative. The course helps students to develop teaching skills for the gifted and talented, and to create educational programmes for them, which includes comprehensive school enrichment. It also identifies methods for identifying talented and creative people and highlights the role of civil society in nurturing them.

Intended learning outcomes

By the end of the course, the students will be able to:

1. Get acquainted with the methods and tools for identifying talented and creative people

2. Distinguish the most important types of study programmes for gifted and creative children

3. Compare the similarities and differences between talent, mental excellence, creativity and intelligence

4. Recognize the needs of gifted and creative children

5. Show how to overcome the problems of gifted and creative children

6. Infer the characteristics of a teacher of gifted and creative children

7. Associate obstacles to talent and creativity in terms of family, school and society

8. Discusses the needs of gifted and creative children

9. Analyse the problems of gifted and creative children and how to overcome them

10. Diagnose the gifted and creative child

11. Apply and evaluate knowledge of the problems of gifted and creative children

12. Design programmes to meet the needs of gifted and creative children

13. Employ similarities and differences between talent, mental excellence, creativity, and intelligence

14. Use appropriate methods to overcome the problems of gifted and creative children

15. Use computers and search engines in learning course vocabulary

16. Communicate oral and written information

17. Make presentations on course topics

18. Respect the opinions of others and work well in a team

Teaching and learning methods

• Lectures

• Discussion panels

Methods of assessments

• Midterm exam 30%

• Oral exam 5%

• Activities 5%

• Final exam 60%

Course content

Week	Topic
1	The concept of giftedness and gifted children
2	The concept of creativity and creative children
3	Types of talent and creativity
4	Similarities and differences between talent, mental superiority, genius, creativity and intelligence
5	Midterm exam
6	Characteristics of gifted and creative children
7	Characteristics of the teacher of gifted and creative children
8	Indicators and indications of the presence of talent in children
9	Methods and tools for identifying talented and creative people: (a) family, (b) school
10	The needs of gifted and creative children
11	Important types of study programs for gifted and creative children
12	The role of the family and school in developing talent and creativity; the role of family and teacher in caring for gifted and creative children
13	Problems of gifted and creative children and how to overcome them; obstacles to talent and creativity in the family, school, and society.
14	Final exam

References

Guidance for the Talented and Talented. Linda Silverman, translated by Saeed Al-Azzah, Dar Al-Thaqafa for publishing, Amman.

Modern trends in caring for the gifted and talented. Tariq Amer, Academic Library, Cairo, 2009.

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