Educational Psychology / Unit 13 EDP 1205 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Both Tails of the Curve
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The idea
Intellectual disability requires limits in both intellectual and adaptive functioning, with severity described by levels of support; giftedness, traditionally an IQ of 130 or above, has broadened to include exceptional talents.
In practice
The four levels of support run intermittent, limited, extensive and pervasive.
Where people slip
Gifted students are not typically socially awkward; that is a myth.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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