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Gifted learners are global thinkers. They characteristically are more able to grasp abstract ideas and underlying principles. They need to see the big picture of tasks undertaken and work best from understanding the meaning and purpose of what they are doing. Many gifted students have a heightened awareness of how things are connected and can frequently transfer knowledge to a variety of different settings. This leads to deeper levels of understanding that they can then apply to present and future life experiences. Concept-based learning has three major advantages for gifted learners; Learning experiences should be pivoted around a universal theme related to generalisations across all essential learning areas. Generalisations (Debatable truths) are statements related to broad-based or universal themes. They are statements that will hold true across time and space. (//Gifted Kids// Curriculum 2012)
 * THE CONCEPTUAL APPROACH**
 * 1) Knowledge is retained longer - much, much longer in many instances
 * 2) It adds to the capacity for easier subsequent learning of related material.
 * 3) It facilitates new related learning even after forgetting has occurred

**DEBATABLE TRUTHS 2012 (Generalisations) - CHANGE**

 * Change maybe positive, negative or neutral
 * **Change has a cause and effect**
 * Change is inevitable
 * **Change can be influenced**
 * Change can be natural or man made
 * **Change can be revolutionary or evolutionary**

Change is an integral and inevitable part of life, sometimes it is positive and sometimes it is negative. Understanding why change happens helps people prepare for it, cope with it and possibly be instrumental in it happening.
 * LEARNING OUTCOMES - CHANGE**

Students will be able to:
 * Explain what change means
 * Identify an idea or event which lead to change is society
 * Investigate an idea or event which lead to change in society
 * Participate in philosophical discussion about change
 * Investigate a person who was instrumental in effecting change in society
 * Reflect on change in their own lives