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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816469203321

Autore

Robinson Wendy

Titolo

Effective teaching in gifted education : using a whole-school approach / / Wendy Robinson and Jim Campbell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon, England ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2010

ISBN

1-136-99494-7

1-136-99495-5

1-282-56983-X

9786612569838

0-203-85506-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (183 p.)

Classificazione

5,3

CR 5000

DN 2000

Altri autori (Persone)

CampbellJim

Disciplina

371.95/6

Soggetti

Gifted children - Education

Teachers of gifted children

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Part I Policy, theory and practice in gifted and talented education; Chapter 1 Gifted and talented education in England 1999-2009: Policy framework and aims; Chapter 2 Personalised learning: Theory and practice; Part II The case studies; Introduction to the case studies; Chapter 3 Case study 1: Differentiated teaching and learning in an urban City Technology College; Chapter 4 Case study 2: Gifted education in an inner-city multi-ethnic comprehensive school

Chapter 5 Case study 3: Gifted and talented education in a rural comprehensiveChapter 6 Case study 4: Personalisation and gifted and talented provision in a sixth form college; Chapter 7 Case study 5: School ethos, student voice and otivation to learn in a girls' grammar school; Chapter 8 Case study 6: Curricular depth, enrichment and interactive teaching in a boys' grammar school; Chapter 9 Case study 7: Teaching and learning in an online reading group; Chapter 10 Case study 8: Effective teaching and learning in residential summer schools;



Part III Conclusion

Chapter 11 Implications for theory and practiceBibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Effective teaching for gifted and talented students is high on the agenda of school systems across the world. Written by leading international scholars in the field, Effective Teaching in Gifted Education presents a thoroughly enlightening analysis of the practice of schools judged to be outstanding in their effective teaching of gifted and talented students.Eight in-depth case studies draw upon the voices of school leaders, classroom teachers and students to illustrate and explore Gifted and Talented provision across a range of educational settings and circumstances, includ