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Social

EmotionalNeeds

ParallelCurriculumModel(PCM)

IntegratedCurriculum
Model(ICM)

MultipleMenuModel(MMM)

Giftedlearnersneedto
ThePCMseemssetuptoaccommodate
spendtimewithintellectual learnersinheterogeneoussetting,but
peers(Cross).
wouldalsobeapplicabletoa
homogenoussetting.

TheICMisidealfor
teachinggiftedlearnersin
ahomogenous
environment.

TheMMMissetuptoguideteachers
throughtheprocessofsettingupa
curriculumitcouldbeusedina
heterogenousorhomogenoussetting.

Giftedlearnersdeserveto
beencouragedintheir
areasofpassion(Cross).

Dependingontheimplementation,PCM
hasthepotentialtoaddressthisneed.As
longastheyhavetheabilitytoengagein
afieldofstudywhichintegratestheir
passion,theywillbeabletodedicate
themselvestoworkingtowardsexpertise.

TheICMprovides
extensionactivitiesfor
studentstobuildontheir
passions.

Withinthesubjectarea,MMMprovides
anopportunityduringtheKnowledge
Menu(PhaseIII)tofurtherexploreareas
ofinterest,whichwouldideally
incorporatetheirareasofpassions.

Giftedlearnersshouldbe
taughttoconceptualize
giftednessasagrowth
model.

ThePCMpromotestheconceptof
learningforallstudentsassuccessive
risktakingandgrowthofunderstanding
untilstudentsaccomplishexpertstatus.

TheICMdoesnothave
anydirectimplicationsfor
conceptualizinggiftedness
asagrowthmodel.

TheMMMdoesnotparticularlydirect
studentsconceptualizationofgiftedness.

Emotional,physicaland
intellectualgrowthofgifted
learnersisoftenoutof
sync.

ThePCM,becauseofitsapplicationto
bothgeneralpopulationsandgifted
learners,providesflexibilitytoteachallof
thesefacetstolearnersattheirownlevel.

TheICMdoesnotaddress
thisfacetof
socialemotional
characteristicsdirectly.

TheMMMdoesnotaddressthisfacetof
socialemotionalcharacteristicsdirectly.

Giftedlearnersmaysuffer
fromimpostersyndrome
giftedstudentsmaybe
reluctanttotakeacademic
risks.

ThePCMencouragesthestudentsto
takesmallriskstograduallyprogress
towardsexpertiseinafield.Thishasthe
potentialtocombatthisunderstanding.

TheICMdoesnotaddress
thisfacetof
socialemotional
characteristicsdirectly.

TheMMMdoesnotaddressthisfacetof
socialemotionalcharacteristicsdirectly.

Giftedstudentsmaybe
easilyhurtbyperceived
criticism.

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Giftedstudentsarealso
introvertedand/orshy.

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