Abstract:

The relevance of the studied problem is caused by the need for a special approach of the teacher to work with intellectually gifted students. The aim of the study is to develop a differentiated lesson plan for the development of intellectual giftedness of students and to conduct classes using the depth and complexity icons. The authors’ definition of “an intellectually gifted student” is given. They are individuals, who master the educational program; they are characterized by advanced cognitive development, creativity and motivational involvement in the creative intellectual activity. The application of the depth and complexity icons on concrete examples is considered in detail. Two plans for the differentiated classes on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and gender discrimination in the workplace with the usage of the depth and complexity icons have been conducted and presented. During the interview on the results of the lesson on the implementation of these icons in middle-level classes, the students expressed the idea of the need to use these icons at earlier stages of training, as they allow faster, in-depth and more extensive study of the proposed topics in chemistry, history and other subjects. According to the results of the training quality and feedback, we see that the usage of the icons allow to hold a lesson at a high methodological level, the students are interested in acquiring new knowledge, their analytical skills are developed when working with texts. In conclusion, even a small number of the icons allows to deepen, elaborate and differentiate the educational process, and to develop the intellectually gifted students. Materials of the article can be useful for experts working in educational institutions and researchers who are connected with pedagogy.

Keywords:

Education, teacher, student, intellectually gifted, depth and complexity icons, differentiated lesson.