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Author Maker, C. June.

Title Curriculum development and teaching strategies for gifted learners / C. June Maker, Aleene B. Nielson ; with contributions by Judith A. Rogers, Lannie S. Kanevsky ; photographs by C. June Maker.

Imprint Austin, Tex. : Pro-Ed, ©1996.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  371.953 M235C    Check Shelf
Edition 2nd ed.
Description xii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note Revised edition of: Curriculum development for the gifted. 1982.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-328) and indexes.
Contents pt. 1. Curriculum principles for gifted individuals. 1. Curriculum, gifted learners, and change : Theories of intelligence ; Curriculum implications of inside-outside theories ; Qualitatively different curricula ; Descriptions of qualitative differences ; Procedures for presenting learning opportunities ; A comprehensive approach to curriculum -- 2. Learning environment : Learner centered [arrow] teacher centered ; Independence [arrow] dependence ; Open [arrow] closed ; Acceptance [arrow] judgment ; Complexity [arrow] simplicity ; Varied groupings [arrow] similar groupings ; Flexibility [arrow] rigidity ; High mobility [arrow] low mobility -- 3. Content : Abstractness ; Complexity ; Variety ; Organization for learning value ; The study of people ; The study of methods -- 4. Process : Higher levels of thinking ; Open-endedness ; The importance of discovery ; Evidence of reasoning ; Freedom of choice ; Group interaction ; Pacing ; Variety -- 5. Product : Addressed to real problems ; Directing products toward real audiences ; Evaluation ; Transformation ; Variety and self-selected format.
pt. 2. Applications of curriculum principles. 6. Applying the principles in an elementary school classroom / Lannie S. Kanevsky : Differentiating regular classroom curriculum ; A personal learning plan for highly able learners -- 7. Interdisciplinary units of study: scaffolding at its best / Judith A. Rogers : Understanding and celebrating the peoples of the world ; Objectives ; Process ; Product ; Weekly and daily plans ; Task-card activities based on Williams' Teaching Strategies for Thinking and Feeling ; Evaluation ; Bibliography -- 8. Developing scope and sequence in curriculum for gifted students : Necessary elements of a scope and sequence.
Subject Gifted children -- Education.
Curriculum planning.
Curriculum planning. (OCoLC)fst00885382
Gifted children -- Education. (OCoLC)fst00942566
Begabung.
Curriculumentwicklung.
Schüler.
Added Author Nielson, Aleene B.
Maker, C. June. Curriculum development for the gifted.
Other Form: Online version: Maker, C. June. Curriculum development and teaching strategies for gifted learners. 2nd ed. Austin, Tex. : Pro-Ed, ©1996 (OCoLC)623204265
ISBN 0890796319 (hardcover)
9780890796313 (hardcover)
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