COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THEORIES AND MODELS OF INTELLIGENCE, GIFTEDNESS AND CREATIVITY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÖEP 5091 THEORIES AND MODELS OF INTELLIGENCE, GIFTEDNESS AND CREATIVITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Special Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SAFIYE SUNAY YILDIRIM DOĞRU

Offered to

Special Education

Course Objective

Teaching theory of gifted people and creativity

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   will be able to explain general characteristics of intelligence, giftedness and creativity theories
2   will be able to analyze scientific bases and theses of theories of intelligence, giftedness and creativity
3   Will be able to evaluate possible effects of the theories in education practices
4   Will be able to review research studies about giftedness
5   will be able to define giftedness from multiple perspectives

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Welcome and introduction to the course
2 Pioneers in intelligence studies
3 Definitions of intelligence, development of intelligence and intelligence tests
4 Emergenic interetance and epigenetic development
5 Pentagonal theory
6 Psychosocial classification of giftedness theories
7 Identificaiton of gifted students
8 Midterm
9 Issues in identification
10 Giftedness and creativity
11 Giftedness in Turkish Culture
12 discussion about interview findings
13 Giftedness and creativity in Turkish culture
14 Presentation of literature reviews
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Articles about the subjects

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

: lecture, presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm Exam, Final Exam, Paper Presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 35 35
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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