Science Education for Gifted Learners
Taber, K. S. (Ed.) - Routledge title, publication
due April 2007
Indication of topics discussed in Science Education for Gifted Learners:
draft index terms:-
‘21st Century Science’ course
able students
abstract thinking
acceleration
acquisition questions
action research
active learning
adult environment
‘Advancing Physics’ course
air pressure
alternative conception (see also misconceptions)
ambiguity
analogy
analysis
animal experimentation
animal welfare
application of science
apprenticeship in thinking
aptitude
‘APECS’ project
argument
‘ASCEND’ project
assessment
‘assessment for learning’
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
audience
authorative talk
autism and Asperger’s syndrome
autodidactism
Bloom’s taxonomy
bonding
boredom
Bruner
Cams Hill Science Consortium
capacitor discharge
case studies
categories-of-disagreement model
challenge
characteristics of the gifted
child-as-scientist
choice
climate of enquiry
cognitive ability
cognitive abilities test (CAT)
cognitive acceleration
cognitive impairment
cognitive load
collaboration
comets and asteroids
communicative approach
complexity
concept mapping
concepts
constructivism
content-led teaching
context-based science teaching
controversial issues
cooperative learning (see collaboration)
creative questioning
creativity
CREST (Creativity in Science & Technology)
critical thinking
critical questioning
critique
Csikszentmihalyi
cultural disadvantage
curiosity
curriculum
curriculum model
debate
development of giftedness
developmental levels (see also stages of development)
dialogic talk
differentiation
disaffection with school
discussion
drama
draw-a-scientist
education – purpose of
electric cars
electricity
elitism
email
embryo selection
emotion
emotional giftedness
emotional intelligence
emotional scaffolding
energy
energy resources
engagement in learning
enjoyment
enquiry
enrichment
entitlement of students
epistemic hunger
ethical issues
evaluation
evidence
evolution
exceptional students
exceptionally able – definition
exclusion from provision
expectations on learners
experimentation
experts as a teaching resource
expertise
explanations
exponential decay
extension work
flow
fluoridation of water supplies
formal operational thinking
frustration
fuel resources
Gardner, Howard
gender
generalisation
genetic modification/engineering
genetic screening
genius
Gifted & Talented policy (UK)
Gifted & Talented policy (NZ)
giftedness - criteria
giftedness – definition
giftedness – dimensions of
giftedness – permeability
giftedness – validity of notion
global warming
group work
health risks
heat & temperature
Heller’s concept of giftedness
higher-level thinking
higher psychological structures
history of science
homework
hypothesising
ICT
identifying the gifted
imagination
inclusive approach to giftedness
independence in study
individualised educational plans
initial teacher education
innateness view of giftedness
inquiry – see enquiry
INTECH
integrated curriculum model
integrative questions
intellectual development
intellectual relevance
intellectual rigour
intelligence
interactive teaching
interdisciplinary links
interest
internet
interpreting data
intuition
investigation
I-R-E (talk pattern)
IQ (intelligence quotient)
IVF (in vitro fertilization)
journals (as resource)
key ideas in science
KS3 National Strategy for science
leadership
labelling students
language & learning
learner-centred teaching
learning difficulties
learning environments
learning styles
levels mountain
levels of understanding
literacy
literacy ladder
logical thinking
logico-scientific thinking
lurkers
managed learning environment
Māori
mastery goals
mentoring
meaningful learning
‘Meeting the Needs of the Most Able in Science’ seminars
metacognition
metaphor
mind map (sew also concept mapping)
misconceptions (see also alternative conceptions)
mixed ability teaching
MMR injections
mobile phones
models & modelling
modelling talk
models on placemats
modes of communication
modes of thought
motivation
multiple exceptionalities
multiple intelligences
Munich model of giftedness
NAGTY (National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth)
narrative
natural selection
nature of science
Nobel prize winners
non-interactive teaching
non-producers
nuclear power
open-ended work
organisational questions
outreach
ownership of learning
pace
particlke theory
pattern spotting
pedagogic content knowledge
pedagogy
peers
pentagonal implicit theory of giftedness
Perry
personal plane
personalised learning
philosophy of science
photosynthesis
Piaget
plant nutrition
Platonic approach
play
post-formal operations
potential for giftedness
practical work
problem-solving
predicting
pre-implantation genetic diagnosis
products of learning activities
professional development
profile of abilities
progression in learning
project work
provision for the gifted
quantitative tasks
quantum theory
question box
question-posing
reading
recycling
reflective questions
reflective thinking
reformulating ?
relevance
research activities
resource issues
rhythm of classroom talk
roles in group-work
role play
rote learning
Salter’s courses
satellite technology
SATIS
saviour sibling
scaffolding
science disciplines
science fairs
scientific explanation – see explanation
scientific laws
scientific literacy
scientific method
scientific vocabulary
self-confidence – see self efficacy
self-efficacy
self-regulation in learning
sensory impairment
SETI
setting
sex selection
situated learning
size of the universe
smoking
social-constructivist perspective
social editing
social plane
socio-cultural perspective
socio-scientific issues
Socratic approach
special needs of students
specialisation questions
spiral curriculum
stage theory of development
stem cell technology
Sternberg’s model of giftedness
stimulation
streaming
student-centred teaching – see learner-centred teaching
study skills
subject knowledge
synthesis
systemising
talented science learners
talk
teachers as source of inspiration
teaching model
teaching-to-the-test
team work
thalassaemia major
theory in science
thermochemistry
thinking frame
thinking skills
thought experiment
time
transgenic plants
‘transmission of knowledge’
triple award science
uncertainty
underachievement
understanding
values
VanTassel-Baska
variety
virtual learning environment
visual literacy
visualisation
Vygotsky
websites
xenotransplantation
‘Year 8 Able Pupil Science Challenge’
ZPD (zone of proximal development)
zone-of-low-conformity
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