COURSES


	MHA901 - Understanding Learners with High Ability and their Affective and Moral Needs

Course synopsis

This course provides an overview to the intellectual, socio-affective and moral needs of learners with high ability. Teachers will be introduced to the historical and philosophical background and current thinking in the education of learners with high ability. The course would also look into the typical personality characteristics of highly intelligent and creative persons. Other issues related to spiritual intelligence, emotional giftedness, moral reasoning, intensities in energy levels and positive maladjustment will be explored. Discussions of motivational and volitional strengths as sources of productive behaviours; underachievement and dual exceptionalities will be featured as well to enhance the capacity of professionals in this area to make a difference in their students’ development and address their affective, moral, as well as cognitive needs.

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Objective

At the end of this course, students will
1. Understand the characteristics of High Ability Learners (HAL) and their affective and moral needs
2. Knowledge of major conceptions of giftedness and how these translate into educational programming and provisions, including the curricular implications for HALs.
3. Dispel common myths about the social and emotional functioning of gifted people and contrast trends in research from 1900-the present regarding gifted people’s social and emotional adjustment.
4. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the available empirical literature on the traits and characteristics (including social, emotional, and moral needs) of the gifted.

COURSE PREREQUISITES:
• A good Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university; and
• A teaching qualification such as the Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the National Institute of Education, Singapore or
at least ONE year of relevant working experience in education.

Outline

This course will cover:
1. Theories of Intelligence
2. Conceptions of High ability & Talent
3. Cognitive and Motivational Needs: Learning and High ability Persons C
4. Identification of High Ability Learners
5. Meeting Intellectual needs of HALs & Talented
6. The Creativity and the High Ability Learner Gifted
7. Intra-personal (Emotional & Moral) Dimensions & related issues
8. Interpersonal (Social) Dimensions and related issues
9. The Twice Exceptional: High ability Learners with special needs
10.Issues of Gender & Culture
11.Parenting and parents of the high ability learner

For the information of MOE officers:

SFEd Area of Practice: Differentiated Instruction
SFEd Level of Practice: Accomplished

SFEd Descriptors addressed:

Adapts and integrates various instructional strategies, based on guiding principles of DI, to provide just-in-time feedback in response to the diverse needs of students (i.e. assessment for learning) in the subject area

Gathers data on pre-instructional conceptions/perspectives of the subject, such as through harnessing technologies, to plan for optimal student learning experiences

Reflects on and revisits beliefs, assumptions and values underlying practices of DI to evaluate the planning and enactment of DI in the subject area

Course fee

	MOE Educators*	Public
Full course fee	S$520.00	S$4,120.00
Nett course fee	S$520.00	S$4,120.00
9% GST on nett course fee	S$46.80	S$370.80
Copyright fee	S$1.00	S$1.00
Total nett course fee payable, including GST and copyright fee	S$567.80	S$4,491.80

*MOE Educators include MOE & Direct Hire Staff from Independent, Specialised Independent and Specialised Schools.

Pre-requisite

Gain knowledge of major conceptions of giftedness and how these translate into educational programming and provisions, including the curricular implications for HALs.

Who should attend

Education professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge, ideas and best practices in educating high ability learners and talent

Overview

Duration:

52 hours

Course date(s):

Subject:

High Ability Studies

Who should attend:

Education professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge, ideas and best practices in educating high ability learners and talent

Instructor(s):

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