MED 7802 Psychology of the Gifted and Talented Learners

This course is designed to help educators identify and apply sound educational practices based on psychological principles and theories related to learners with gifts and talents. Course content and activities address knowledge and application of principles and theories relating to human learning and motivation; definitions, characteristics, and incidences of giftedness; how to develop a classroom management plan to ensure intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development; and how to select, use, and interpret data from a variety of psychological and informal assessments to guide instructional and curricular decision making. Candidates will complete 10 hours of fieldwork.